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The Northerner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 01:46 PM
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Un-BEE-lievable: NYC Fines Man $2,000 For Not Watering His Hive
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — This story probably falls into the category of Ripley’s “bee-lieve” it or not.

The Bloomberg administration socked a Queens man with a hefty fine for failing to water his beehive, reports CBS 2′s Marcia Kramer.

It’s a new one in the annals of city government. The cash-strapped Bloomberg administration has mounted a “sting operation” against city beekeepers — ticketing a Douglaston man an unbelievable $2,000 for not watering his beehive.

“It’s outrageous. It’s difficult to understand how this could happen,” Tip Sempliner said.

And here’s why: there is a beehive waterer a few feet from the hive.

Read more: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07/14/un-bee-lievable-nyc-fines-man-2000-for-not-watering-his-hive/
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 02:10 PM
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1. Have you ever lived by an unwatered bee hive?
...then you'll have unwatered bees buzzin all around looking for water and the next thing you know find em building a hive in your shower, and no one likes bees in their shower, and then you'll have to turn your shower on occasionally so you won't get fined $2000 for not watering your bees!

It gets worse from there, so just pray those negligent bee owners start watering their bees regularly.



/sarcasm
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 02:24 PM
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2. That's true.
The bees will go into the water pipes looking for water, then when you turn the shower on they'll come out instead of water, then they'll form into the shape of a giant mallet and conk you on the head.
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Hassin Bin Sober Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 02:36 PM
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4. LOL
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-11 02:32 PM
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3. Well that's a new one.
Is there actually a law about watering bee hives?
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