I know of a property where there is an abandoned hive, the owners asked me to look at it last year, but decided against doing anything with it. It might be recoverable, but I dont have the owners permission and can no longer find their contact information.
If you had the owner's permission at one time, I would pick it up and take it home.
Otherwise, I would go to the Guilford County GIS site and get the landowner's name and address. Either he or the hive owner can give you permission to remove the hive.
Bruce,
If this the Hive that we were talking about last year and If you need a hand with this removal. Plaese give me a call I would really like to see it and help you as well and a good learning experience.
mike and patty