..... An alleged nuisance is very difficult to argue against as that term apperars in even some of the more liberal zoning ordinances that permit bees.
Last year I spent lots of personal time and effort that paid of - our city has now official ruling and documentation that defines and permits beekeeping within the city.
What helped a LOT - one elected city counsel member was himself a beekeeper (he now is the elected city mayor - even better).
This being said, I encourage to always challenge the claims of so-called nuisance and ask for indisputable proof (e.g. bees at someone's swimming pool photographed will be hard to argue against; yellow jackets at the humming bird feeder, however, will make you a great favor to point the finger at and show how unfairly you, the beekeeper, are persecuted).
Like our current mayor says - bees and dogs are under the same nuisance definition.
Some dogs peeing onto my front yard are nuisance IF I choose to pursue the issue (I will IF pressed, but I don't because I am a generally reasonable person).
If anything, the dogs are by far the most annoying nuisance in most locations (for sure, mine).
Two neighbors back, those people had a very aggravating dog that would charge my kids through the hedge - THAT is nuisance and some.
I never complained - they were nice folks.
Lest not forget, people are allergic to the dogs just as well as to the bees and dog parasites can jump to humans. And dogs can bite.
And so I prefer people don't press me on the nuisance issues - I say stand your ground IF you can while still remaining reasonable.
