You could also contact your local beekeeping association which will be totally up to date with the rules and regs (and protocols) for backyard beekeeping. Your neighbour may well be a member, so keep that in mind if you are talking about specific addresses and naming people.
We had a problem early on where our Queen Bee was particularly aggressive, and this made the rest of the hive aggressive. We were getting attacked every time we went outside and our neighbours were stung several times. After some advice from the local beekeeping club, we ended up re-queening the hive.
I think the local club would be very distressed to know that your neighbour is creating ill-will about beekeeping. They have an interest in both the success of your neighbour’s hive and maintaining the support of the rest of the community.
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