It's interesting that the "YTA" crowd assumes her hobby hasn't killed anyone yet. Bees do their own thing, they could sting someone miles away and that person could also die. I mean, we cannot get rid of bees because people are allergic. By the sounds of it, she has an ample garden so the bees wouldn't be swarming the neighbors or anything. For me, the biggest issue is the fact that her bees are established and new people are asking for her to get rid of them, it feels a bit entitled.

I'm sorry for boy being so allergic to bees, but if you buy house in area with gardens and flowers, I doubt bee keeper next door is your biggest problem.... Isn't it better to learn how to react to a bee, wasp, hornet or anything what flies around so it doesn't sting you, instead of forcing someone to give up bee hives while knowing how important bees are these days? You have bigger chance get sting on playground with sweet drinks around kids and ice-cream than in fields with flowers...

bees are everywhere with or without a beehive directly next door - there are wild bees around as well! There is no chance to avoid to be near a bee forever. Teach the kid and the neighbours how to behave around bees to be as save as possible. I have 2 neighbors with bee hives around and never was anyone stung by a bee, at least of my family. My brother is highly allergic to wesps. Even so, we never removed all of the wasp nests around our house (and in some years there were a lot of them). Only those that were built directly on the house / windows / doors were removed. The only times when he was stung was at work in a orchard.

I'm allergic too, but all my childhood my grandparents kept bees.. I'm still alive and we didn't even have epi-pens then.. And you know why? Because bees don't ATACK people, they only sting if they are threatened... Being small and not very bright I got some stings and learn not to bother them... I understand that parents worry about their son, but you can't just ask people alter their lives so you have peace of mind...

I'm 56 and been stung once, so I dunno what this kid is doing.

This isn't just a hobby - he makes an income too, so he would be sacrificing his income, and his investment. The new neigbours could move. They could strip their yard of all flowering plants, so they don't attract bees. They could put up a mosquito tent over their yard to keep bees out. They can keep their kid inside unless supervised, until he's old enough to use his epi pen himself. They can make their kid wear shoes so he doesn't step on a bee and get stung. Yes, it sucks that their kid is allergic. That doesn't mean a beekeeper has to give up their hives because they moved in next door. Going to the council makes them assholes. If you have a deadly peanut allergy (and even the smell of peanuts can trigger anaphalaxis, yes it happens) and you move next to a peanut farm, or a peanut butter factory, or a long-standing home-based peanutbutter-fudge business, you don't get to put them out of business, and ban peanuts from the neighbourhood.

I'm 45 and have never been stung by a bee. How does this kid keep getting stung? Maybe his parents should teach him what bees are and how to leave them alone? It's also quite stupid not to ask the realtor if there are any beekeepers around, when your son has such a problem with them. And "how well are you going to sleep when your bee kills a kid?"... perfectly fine really. I don't care. Their kid, their epi, their responsibility.

Just like the people who move in next to an airport then complain about the noise...

First, if I were the parents, I would have asked tons of questions before moving into the house. Second, bees cannot be killed anymore, Many states have made it illegal to kill honey bees because of the shortage of hives. Bees could set up shop in a tree near their house, in the walls of their home or their attic. They would not be able to get rid of them without the proper handling by a professional. They moved into the home and should have checked out the neighbors before signing.

People calling the beekeeper the "A" are insane. He/she was there first, plain and simple. I can't believe anyone thinks the onus for the child's safety should be on the neighbor who lived there first and has been keeping bees for years! He/she plainly said they depend on the money it brings. Besides the fact that bees are everywhere and are necessary for human survival!

Unless the kid goes in there and directly messes with the bees/hives, the bees are not likely to ever bother him.

Bees don't just go around stinging people for no reason. Honey bees are generally pretty docile. Also, there are always going to be bees. Doesn't matter where the kid goes, there will always be bees. Just keep the epi pen on him. The dude could get rid of his bees and the very next day the kid could get stung by the millions of other bees. It is a fact of life. Bees are vital to human life. Raise the bees.

I have a hive in my suburban backyard, and my neighbor's adult son is allergic, but he's cool about it. Of course, over the years, after being stung dozens of times, I've developed a pretty strong allergy - had to go to the hospital after one particularly bad attack. I'm thinking about selling the hive after the next harvest.

The neighbor just needs to make their yard completely unattractive to bees. Even without kept bees next door, there are going to be bees outside. Beekeeping is banned in my town and I still got stung this summer.

Question; Would the bees even have a reason to enter the neighbors yard if they had nothing for the bees to pollinate? Therefore, if they kept their own yard free from flowers or weeds, couldn't they be proactive on their own end to keep their child safe instead of insisting the existing neighbor to get get rid of his hobby/side business? Correct me if I"m wrong.