A lawsuit between a homeowners association and a resident in Conroe, Texas , over a beehive — following claims that board members were allegedly stung — has led to the closure of a local neighborhood park and raised concerns among nearby residents over a lack of grounds maintenance.

The dispute began this summer when Tyra Swanson, a retired Army veteran who has kept bees for a decade, received a notice from the Lake Forest Falls HOA claiming her hives violated deed restrictions. The association alleged that bees from her property may have stung board members visiting nearby Spillway Park.

Swanson, who previously served on the association’s board, keeps the hives in her front yard — a location she says is necessary because shade from nearby trees protects the colony, and her lot is the smallest in the neighborhood.…