Bees are remarkably complex, and their swarming behavior is fascinating. I tended 10 or so hives at the Virginia Sidhaland back in 1979 and really enjoyed the learning process, except for the quite regular zaps I took from the guard bees until I learned how to keep every part of my body protected from their fury.
Bees love nectar, but they love propogating and expanding their "territory of influence" even more. Just like humans... --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Cliff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This sounds much more like bees swarming than bees looking for nectar. > > Swarming happens often in the spring, and is how bees establish new > > hives. While swarming, bees are totally focused on staying together > > and finding a new place to live, so their normal aggressive response > > to defending their turf pretty much goes away. There are many > > pictures of people literally covered in bees in those circumstances, > > which must feel rather strange, and they received no stings at all. > > > Thanks for the insight. > > I always assumed it was 'cause they were looking for nectar because > that year we had a bumper crop of desert flowers... To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
