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blackstangs281 -> Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 4:01:08 PM)

Coming down my driveway today, there was a black cloud of bee's around the dogwood tree. 

I can see a clump of them about the size a basketball on a branch.  I dont know what kind they are, but they look like black and yellow hornets to me.

Are these things just "passing through" ?  Or should I be worried about them making a nest?[:@]

  
Hummergirl4 -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 4:45:04 PM)

Sounds to me like they are looking for a spot to build a nest....not good.... We have white faced hornets up here...they are vicious....

Dennis -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 4:53:36 PM)

They are most likely a swarm of European Honey bees..You are too far north for the Africanized/Euro bee to survive (aka Killer Bees)...The leading Queen is at the center of attention in the large glob hanging on a branch...This is their bivouac for the time being, while scouts are out looking for a hollow tree or an attic to set up a new hive in...This Queen is very young and a sister of the former hive's Queen and since only ONE Queen can rule the roost, the young one gets sent away with her compliment of workers and drones....Leave them bee, they won't bother anyone while they are in swarm mode...

blackstangs281 -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 5:15:20 PM)

Thanks for the info.  I got a few pic's of them I'll post later.

blackstangs281 -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 5:16:24 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Hummergirl4

Sounds to me like they are looking for a spot to build a nest....not good.... We have white faced hornets up here...they are vicious....


I had to deal with those white faced son-of-a-bitches last year.  PITA[:@]

blackstangs281 -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 6:18:36 PM)

Ok, I got a number for a local bee collector who had lost most of his hives through winter.
 
He jumped at the chance to collect them.   It's wild how they do it.  They brushed them into a bucket and dumped them into a make shift hive.  They left it here for tonight and will get it in the morning.
 
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Dennis -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 8:35:36 PM)

That is so refreshing to see that the bee population is strong out East..West of the Mississippi, the bees have mysteriously begun to disappear..not die off, just whole hives are disappearing..the science is still out on the cause...The Honey I get is from a friend of mine who has 30 to 40 active hives, I bet we go through a quart of honey a month at my house....They are all the Africanized Honey bee, no way around it out West here anymore..they are bit more aggressive, but funny enough,  once they learn you mean them no harm and regularly check up on them, the get use to you and stay calm...The big plus with African bees, is that their Honey is very tasty and has a strong wild flower flavor that is like nothing else you've ever tasted...very much sought after and relished amongst the locals here...It's is our local remedy for allergies too.

jdrew -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/15/2007 8:39:12 PM)

And  I thought my job stunk at times.. lol

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HummBob -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 12:31:05 AM)

Yikes!!!

I hate ANYTHING that Flys & Stings!!!!!

blackstangs281 -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 5:50:40 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Dennis

That is so refreshing to see that the bee population is strong out East..West of the Mississippi, the bees have mysteriously begun to disappear..not die off, just whole hives are disappearing..the science is still out on the cause...The Honey I get is from a friend of mine who has 30 to 40 active hives, I bet we go through a quart of honey a month at my house....They are all the Africanized Honey bee, no way around it out West here anymore..they are bit more aggressive, but funny enough,  once they learn you mean them no harm and regularly check up on them, the get use to you and stay calm...The big plus with African bees, is that their Honey is very tasty and has a strong wild flower flavor that is like nothing else you've ever tasted...very much sought after and relished amongst the locals here...It's is our local remedy for allergies too.


I just read that some people are saying cell phones are to blame for their low numbers[8|]

HummerGuy -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 6:02:45 AM)

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ORIGINAL: blackstangs281
Anyone know anything about bee's


Yeah, they suck. Glad I could help [:D]

shortbus -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 8:25:32 AM)

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ORIGINAL: blackstangs281

I just read that some people are saying cell phones are to blame for their low numbers[8|]


i'm sure that's true.  the wavelength for the original cellular band was about 13", and the new PCS about half that.  so a honey bee falls into a fraction of a wavelength, and as they fly en masse in front of the cell phone tower their little bodies become resonant at 850 Mhz and they shatter into millions of tiny little pieces.  the cell phone companies are out to steal our souls, and they're just practicing on the bees to get the process written down and approved by the soul gathering committee.  i've seen it, i know it's true . . . . . . .[&o]

importkiller -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 8:35:55 AM)

I had a swarm like that in my shed last year......some gasoline in a squirt bottle and a match took care of it....them little bastages fly quick when their on fire.[:D]

Dennis -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 8:51:15 AM)

Unless the agriculteral industry figures out a way to artificially pollenate their crops...Without the little honey bee, we are doomed as a civilization...that's a no bullshitter either.[:o]

Hummergirl4 -> RE: Anyone know anything about bee's (5/16/2007 9:05:54 AM)

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ORIGINAL: blackstangs281

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ORIGINAL: Hummergirl4

Sounds to me like they are looking for a spot to build a nest....not good.... We have white faced hornets up here...they are vicious....


I had to deal with those white faced son-of-a-bitches last year.  PITA[:@]


I'd never seen them until I moved up North... they are awful...

  

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