hives

While some bee-keepers aim only to produce honey, many others rent out their hives to farmers who need the insects to pollinate their crops.

City councillor Sarah Murray claimed there were 21 hives in the back garden, but a BBC reporter, who visited the property, was not able to verify how many were there.

But the most painful thing were the hives - red, raised bumps on the skin - which felt "like boiling water had been poured over me".

He said it threatened to disrupt the movement of queen bees, which lay all the eggs in the business's honey-producing hives - of which there are more than 125.

One resident, who did not wish to be named, said the vibrations killed the bees in his hives.