Bees with an attitude
Africanized honey bees are very aggressive in defending the hive, to them it does not matter if the threat is two legged or four legged. When the bees establish a hive, they also establish boundari...
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My BIL is a bee-keeper in Sante Fe, NM. He is starting to have a problem with aggressive queens taking over his hives. He tries to remove them and replace them with less aggressive ones that he imports, and is having some success. But. . .
I am severely allergic to bee stings (4+) and try to avoid them, but I wanted to be a part of him tending his hives. So I gown up with protective clothing, hat, gloves and screened mask. When he opens the hive, he says OH-OH, and says: You should probably leave now, which I did. They were very aggressive, trying to attack him (us). He was unscathed, as was I but things are apparently changing for him?
I am severely allergic to bee stings (4+) and try to avoid them, but I wanted to be a part of him tending his hives. So I gown up with protective clothing, hat, gloves and screened mask. When he opens the hive, he says OH-OH, and says: You should probably leave now, which I did. They were very aggressive, trying to attack him (us). He was unscathed, as was I but things are apparently changing for him?
