To Bee? or Not to Bee?

@snb7090 Bees are not the only insects that pollinate. That's true. But there are plants which are only pollinated by bees. You can't let bees die and tell butterflies to do their job.

I didn't realize my country wasn't listed I just added it. I understand flowers need to be pollinated however bees are not the only animal that can pollinate a flower. Keep in mind butterflies, beetles, even ants can pollinate flowers. There are even a handful of birds that are pollinators like hummingbirds. Although I do like the beehive on the roof idea. My great grandma used to have honeybees ( she lived way out in the country) in the morning when they come out they do so in a bunch all togeather. For most people, they don't understand to stay calm and either stand very still and stay calm till they are all gone or drop to the ground till they fly over you. That could pose a significant risk to someone getting stung.

@MALUSE This is true. Most of them being crops not typically grown in city limits. Like apples or pumpkins to name a few. All things us city dwellers love. It's more of a right time right place kind of thing. Urban farm sure great place and time. An avid honey lovers back yard, probably not.

Bees aren't kept as pets but for the production of honey.

Not that I am aware of, the bees they want us to have in the city are for Honey.

@snb7090 OK....now I get it

@snb7090 Oh I see, they want to go back to nature, btw Africanized bees are African bees that have already crossed bred with the regular honey bee and there is a possibility that they would inter breed with those colonies those people keep so guess it's safer if they do it somewhere where it is not densely populated.

No, I don't think we have any African bees. We do however have quite a few Eco-nuts that want to use any green space everywhere for farming including other people's back yards, tearing down buildings to make space, etc. Farms are a good idea, however, the city that I live in is not ready for urban farming.

They are and we have other bees as well that settle in and make hives around the city and there is not a lot you can do with them.

@snb7090 Then it is very tough.

Right, I think there could be some exceptions made for a legitimate urban farm but I am not sure I want random people just keeping bees.

Goats? I love goats we can't have those either.