There is a risk of a problem it cannot be denied. Gentle bees do not sting indiscriminately they must feel threatened and pets will be ignored unless they get very close or pickup a dying bee.
The biggest danger is really from you, as a new home beekeeper you may not recognise when a colony is having an occasional ‘off day’ and should not be manipulated further. To continue may cause aggressive bees to fly around your garden for several hours.
The other hazard of home beekeeping is to do with bees flying over washing lines and leaving ‘presents’ in the form of yellow dots. The siting of the hive has to be considered carefully to minimize such problems. It is good advice to talk to your neighbors first and get them on your side explaining the good that your bees will do for the environment and their garden. As a final word on this, just be aware that it is human nature to blame any insect sting someone gets locally onto your bees.
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