location - how close is too close?

[mikebrg]

Hi all,

I'm in the process of setting up my hives and while re-reading the NSWDPI "responsible beekeeping primefact" sheet it says "Hives should not be located close to schools,
childcare centres, hospitals, sporting grounds or other public facilities. " I have a small park with a swing set about 100m from the house would this be considered too close? I may have an alternate location but this could really put a spanner in the works  :-\

Thanks
Mike

[kalium]

My experience would say this is not a problem.

[jayj200]

put up a 6 foot fence barrier. that makes them fly up away from pedestrians

[Rmcpb]

By 100m they are well and truely up and on their way. It should cause no problems.

[troyin17331]

yep what everyone else said

[mikebrg]

Thanks Everyone,

The bees would have to go over the top of the house to get there so sounds like everything would be fine. Like I said if it does become an issue I do have an alternate site but it will require a bit more preparation.

[Michael Bush]

Bees are no more likely to attack children at school than they are to attack the neighborhood children... I think the irresponsible thing is to keep mean bees...  It's wise to have a contingency plan in case yours get mean... so you can remove them and deal with it elsewhere...