Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On June 14, 2019 at 4:42 PM Dan--- via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> 
> And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as little 
> as $3?

I hear that other places in Florida give you all the burgers and fries you can 
eat for $6.

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/krystal-all-you-can-eat-burger-fries

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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

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On 17/06/2019 3:38 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

This reminds me of a teachable moment that came up with my youngest son along 
these lines...

He had a friend who’s dad was a chiropractor. He had been in a really bad 
automobile accident that had damaged his spine, making bending or leaning over 
excruciatingly painful and seriously limiting his ability to practice his 
discipline.

After a number of years in litigation, he received a substantial settlement, 
well into the low two digit millions. As a result of this they lived in a very 
nice gated community on a canal that opened onto the Gulf, with a beautiful 
home, large Hatteras yacht, his and hers Hummers, etc.

My son was talking to me one day after I had picked him up there from an 
overnight stay with their son. He gushed about how rich they were, how nice all 
the things they had were, the sorts of things you might expect from a middle 
class preteen exposed to such wealth.

I pointed out to him that his friend’s dad couldn’t move without pain and that 
he would experience this until the end of his life, which would probably be 
shortened as a result of it as well. No matter what material things he had, no 
amount of money would make him “normal” again.

After a minute or two of silence, his response was, “Hmm. Guess it’s not so 
great to be rich like that, is it?”

Bingo.

-D

Yes, that reminds me of a smart-ass investment advisor who looked for 
all appearances to be quite successful. Beautiful home, big cottage at 
the lake etc.


What a lot of people did not know was that his first wife died of cancer 
and he bought a great big life insurance policy on her and cashed in 
when she died.


I wouldn't mind winning a lottery but I don't want to trade my wife for 
a pile of cash.




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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

This reminds me of a teachable moment that came up with my youngest son along 
these lines...

He had a friend who’s dad was a chiropractor. He had been in a really bad 
automobile accident that had damaged his spine, making bending or leaning over 
excruciatingly painful and seriously limiting his ability to practice his 
discipline.

After a number of years in litigation, he received a substantial settlement, 
well into the low two digit millions. As a result of this they lived in a very 
nice gated community on a canal that opened onto the Gulf, with a beautiful 
home, large Hatteras yacht, his and hers Hummers, etc.

My son was talking to me one day after I had picked him up there from an 
overnight stay with their son. He gushed about how rich they were, how nice all 
the things they had were, the sorts of things you might expect from a middle 
class preteen exposed to such wealth.

I pointed out to him that his friend’s dad couldn’t move without pain and that 
he would experience this until the end of his life, which would probably be 
shortened as a result of it as well. No matter what material things he had, no 
amount of money would make him “normal” again.

After a minute or two of silence, his response was, “Hmm. Guess it’s not so 
great to be rich like that, is it?”

Bingo.

-D

> On Jun 17, 2019, at 2:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
>> On 14/06/2019 4:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>> Now THAT’s something you would need a lawyer for, right?
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>>> On Jun 14, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 14/06/2019 3:42 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
 And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as 
 little as $3?
 
 Sorry, no sympathy here.
 
 -D
 
>>> Maybe, but they are still not entitled to poison you.
>>> 
>>> 
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> Well, sadly, it will do you little good if it kills you. What the lawyer 
> wants is for you to be alive but injured to the point where you are going to 
> suffer lots and maybe never recover.
> 
> So, again, not really what you want even if there is money to be had. 
> Hopefully restaurants will do their part and feed you well without poisoning 
> you.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 14/06/2019 4:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

Now THAT’s something you would need a lawyer for, right?

-D



On Jun 14, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

On 14/06/2019 3:42 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as little as 
$3?

Sorry, no sympathy here.

-D


Maybe, but they are still not entitled to poison you.


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Well, sadly, it will do you little good if it kills you. What the lawyer 
wants is for you to be alive but injured to the point where you are 
going to suffer lots and maybe never recover.


So, again, not really what you want even if there is money to be had. 
Hopefully restaurants will do their part and feed you well without 
poisoning you.



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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 3:43 PM Dan--- via Mercedes 
wrote:

> And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as
> little as $3?
>
> Sorry, no sympathy here.
>

OTOH, the late B2 got a bad oyster at a fancy seafood joint in AC and was
ill for a couple days, so one never knows...

-MMM-
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Now THAT’s something you would need a lawyer for, right?

-D


> On Jun 14, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> On 14/06/2019 3:42 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
>> And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as little 
>> as $3?
>> 
>> Sorry, no sympathy here.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
> 
> Maybe, but they are still not entitled to poison you.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

That would make a nifty cost-benefit analysis for a diehard economist.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 4:46 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> On 14/06/2019 3:42 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
> > And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as
> little as $3?
> >
> > Sorry, no sympathy here.
> >
> > -D
> >
>
> Maybe, but they are still not entitled to poison you.
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 14/06/2019 3:42 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as little as 
$3?

Sorry, no sympathy here.

-D



Maybe, but they are still not entitled to poison you.


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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

And what would one expect from a place where a “full meal deal” is as little as 
$3?

Sorry, no sympathy here.

-D

> On Jun 14, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Friend of mine was in the state where yankees go to die (hi Poos) and got 
> food poisoning last month, he thinks from a bad chicken sammich from Checkers 
> (we call it Rally's up here). 
> Haven't seen what happens when Blue Cross gets done editing the bill, but the 
> initial bill from the ER was $9100. That's a lot of fenders. 
> Mitch. 
>> On June 14, 2019 at 3:54 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> All it takes is once such "bad" incident to send you to the ER.
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Friend of mine was in the state where yankees go to die (hi Poos) and got food 
poisoning last month, he thinks from a bad chicken sammich from Checkers (we 
call it Rally's up here). 
Haven't seen what happens when Blue Cross gets done editing the bill, but the 
initial bill from the ER was $9100. That's a lot of fenders. 
Mitch. 
> On June 14, 2019 at 3:54 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> All it takes is once such "bad" incident to send you to the ER.

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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

All it takes is once such "bad" incident to send you to the ER.

On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 3:51 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <
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> A different slant:  I live in an antebellum house (somewhat updated) and
> there have been bees in the wall for over 100 years. Given that time frame
> they must be American honey bees.  They are not aggressive unless you rile
> them up, like my roofer did last fall.  I guess they don't like nail guns.
> When stirred up they will chase specific individuals until they are a few
> hundred feet from the hive.  My wall hive swarms 1-3 times a year to create
> a new hive somewhere in the nearby woods.  On two occasions the swarm
> paused (like for a day or two) nearby while scouts hunted for a new home.
> On those occasions, a local beekeeper came collected them and added them to
> his hives.  One time the swarm formed a "bee ball" about the size of a
> football on a very low tree branch and I almost ran into it with the
> mower.  That would have been bad, I think.  Otherwise they don't seem to
> hurt anything so we coexist in this old house.
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> > Frederick via Mercedes
> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 6:40 PM
> > To: Mercedes Discussion List 
> > Cc: Peter Frederick 
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Bees
> >
> > I've had bees for about seven years now.  Fascinating, but you do have
> > to learn to tolerate getting stung some.
> >
> > Had a mean hive this year, stung me through the suit and everything.
> >
> > The bonus is about 300 lbs of honey, so I'll make a little money, and
> > the hobby keeps me off the streets.
> >
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Scott Ritchey via Mercedes]

A different slant:  I live in an antebellum house (somewhat updated) and there 
have been bees in the wall for over 100 years. Given that time frame they must 
be American honey bees.  They are not aggressive unless you rile them up, like 
my roofer did last fall.  I guess they don't like nail guns.  When stirred up 
they will chase specific individuals until they are a few hundred feet from the 
hive.  My wall hive swarms 1-3 times a year to create a new hive somewhere in 
the nearby woods.  On two occasions the swarm paused (like for a day or two) 
nearby while scouts hunted for a new home. On those occasions, a local 
beekeeper came collected them and added them to his hives.  One time the swarm 
formed a "bee ball" about the size of a football on a very low tree branch and 
I almost ran into it with the mower.  That would have been bad, I think.  
Otherwise they don't seem to hurt anything so we coexist in this old house.

> -Original Message-
> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> Frederick via Mercedes
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 6:40 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List 
> Cc: Peter Frederick 
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Bees
> 
> I've had bees for about seven years now.  Fascinating, but you do have
> to learn to tolerate getting stung some.
> 
> Had a mean hive this year, stung me through the suit and everything.
> 
> The bonus is about 300 lbs of honey, so I'll make a little money, and
> the hobby keeps me off the streets.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:57:53 -0400 Dan--- via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Then you don’t want to read about this guy...
> 
> https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-bee-keeping

Another good article is:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-case-against-honeybees


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I kept bees for my former business partner, who had 20 acres of land with an 
orchard and was surrounded by farms. No idea how much honey we got out of the 
hives, but it was a lot of fun. I kept some, he kept some, we gave away the 
rest to friends and family.

There was a really active apiary community in the area, which was nice. Met a 
lot of nice folks who were into beekeeping and very supportive for those of us 
who were new to it.

-D


> On Jun 13, 2019, at 6:39 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I've had bees for about seven years now.  Fascinating, but you do have to 
> learn to tolerate getting stung some.
> 
> Had a mean hive this year, stung me through the suit and everything.
> 
> The bonus is about 300 lbs of honey, so I'll make a little money, and the 
> hobby keeps me off the streets.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Peter Frederick via Mercedes]

I've had bees for about seven years now.  Fascinating, but you do have to learn 
to tolerate getting stung some.

Had a mean hive this year, stung me through the suit and everything.

The bonus is about 300 lbs of honey, so I'll make a little money, and the hobby 
keeps me off the streets.

Peter
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Interesting article, Thanks !


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On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 11:58 AM Dan--- via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Then you don’t want to read about this guy...
>
> https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-bee-keeping
>
> -D
>
> > On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine getting
> stung
> > with regularity...
> >
> > When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My heart
> almost
> > stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on its
> business.
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >> So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy came to deal
> >> with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened up the
> >> soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
> >> nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but something else in
> >> there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb in the
> >> front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and taking it
> >> somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home and get some
> >> more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he was not
> >> wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung hundreds of
> >> times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.
> >>
> >> He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal with it all
> >> somehow.  It is all quite interesting.
> >>
> >> --
> >> --FT
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

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On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:42:43 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
 wrote:

> You need this:
> 
> http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/built/wasp-sucker.html

Or maybe this:

http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/cannon/cannon.html


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You need this:

http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/built/wasp-sucker.html


On 13/06/2019 3:23 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:

I went out there to collect his stuff and a coupla bees buzzed around and 
checked me out then went on their way. They have been pretty docile so far, I 
think the banging and pulling off the soffit board is what riled them up even 
with the smoke. After he got hit he went back up wearing his gear and they had 
little interest in him so they aren’t too aggressive it seems.

After opening the eave up



Little while ago


--FT
Sent from iPhone


On Jun 13, 2019, at 4:02 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 wrote:

 From what I've read the Africanized bees keep on chasing their victims
unlike NA honeybees, who turn around and return to the hive.

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[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

I went out there to collect his stuff and a coupla bees buzzed around and 
checked me out then went on their way. They have been pretty docile so far, I 
think the banging and pulling off the soffit board is what riled them up even 
with the smoke. After he got hit he went back up wearing his gear and they had 
little interest in him so they aren’t too aggressive it seems. 

After opening the eave up



Little while ago


--FT
Sent from iPhone

> On Jun 13, 2019, at 4:02 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> From what I've read the Africanized bees keep on chasing their victims
> unlike NA honeybees, who turn around and return to the hive.
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[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

>From what I've read the Africanized bees keep on chasing their victims
unlike NA honeybees, who turn around and return to the hive.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 4:01 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> On 13/06/2019 2:52 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
> > He commented on that, I guess they are around but I think they are
> > just meaner and not more venomous but I don't know.
> >
> > They are all over the combs now from below where he pulled off the
> > soffit piece, maybe they are happier now.
> >
> > --FT
>
>
> Maybe he needs to stop messing with bees? Maybe he is becoming more
> sensitized to the stings?
>
> Time to carry an epi-pen.
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[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 13/06/2019 2:52 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
He commented on that, I guess they are around but I think they are 
just meaner and not more venomous but I don't know.


They are all over the combs now from below where he pulled off the 
soffit piece, maybe they are happier now.


--FT



Maybe he needs to stop messing with bees? Maybe he is becoming more 
sensitized to the stings?


Time to carry an epi-pen.


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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

He commented on that, I guess they are around but I think they are just 
meaner and not more venomous but I don't know.


They are all over the combs now from below where he pulled off the 
soffit piece, maybe they are happier now.


--FT

On 6/13/19 3:43 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:

Africanized honeybees made it up your way yet?

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:36 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:


so my bee guy did not come back after he left, he only lives like
10min
up the road.  I finally send him a msg here is his reply:

Man I’ve been stung hundreds of times never had something like
this. I
just got out the emergency place. Almost went into anaphylactic
shock on
the way home. Wife rushed me to the emergency room
I’ve fluid and all kinds of stuff they pumped in it
IV

Must have been some kind of XFiles super bee!

-_FT


On 6/13/19 2:57 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
> Then you don’t want to read about this guy...
>
> https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-bee-keeping
>
> -D
>
>> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
>>
>> How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine
getting stung
>> with regularity...
>>
>> When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My
heart almost
>> stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on
its business.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
>>
>>> So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy
came to deal
>>> with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened
up the
>>> soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
>>> nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but
something else in
>>> there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb
in the
>>> front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and
taking it
>>> somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home
and get some
>>> more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he
was not
>>> wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung
hundreds of
>>> times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.
>>>
>>> He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal
with it all
>>> somehow.  It is all quite interesting.
>>>
>>> --
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Africanized honeybees made it up your way yet?

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 3:36 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> so my bee guy did not come back after he left, he only lives like 10min
> up the road.  I finally send him a msg here is his reply:
>
> Man I’ve been stung hundreds of times never had something like this. I
> just got out the emergency place. Almost went into anaphylactic shock on
> the way home. Wife rushed me to the emergency room
> I’ve fluid and all kinds of stuff they pumped in it
> IV
>
> Must have been some kind of XFiles super bee!
>
> -_FT
>
>
> On 6/13/19 2:57 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:
> > Then you don’t want to read about this guy...
> >
> > https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-bee-keeping
> >
> > -D
> >
> >> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine getting
> stung
> >> with regularity...
> >>
> >> When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My heart
> almost
> >> stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on its
> business.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy came to
> deal
> >>> with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened up the
> >>> soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
> >>> nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but something else
> in
> >>> there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb in the
> >>> front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and taking it
> >>> somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home and get
> some
> >>> more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he was not
> >>> wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung hundreds of
> >>> times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.
> >>>
> >>> He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal with it
> all
> >>> somehow.  It is all quite interesting.
> >>>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

so my bee guy did not come back after he left, he only lives like 10min 
up the road.  I finally send him a msg here is his reply:


Man I’ve been stung hundreds of times never had something like this. I 
just got out the emergency place. Almost went into anaphylactic shock on 
the way home. Wife rushed me to the emergency room

I’ve fluid and all kinds of stuff they pumped in it
IV

Must have been some kind of XFiles super bee!

-_FT


On 6/13/19 2:57 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

Then you don’t want to read about this guy...

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-bee-keeping

-D


On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
 wrote:

How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine getting stung
with regularity...

When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My heart almost
stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on its business.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy came to deal
with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened up the
soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but something else in
there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb in the
front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and taking it
somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home and get some
more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he was not
wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung hundreds of
times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.

He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal with it all
somehow.  It is all quite interesting.

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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

It's a hobby for him, he keeps lots of hives.  No charge to me if he can 
keep the bees he removes.


--FT

On 6/13/19 1:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine getting 
stung with regularity...


When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My heart 
almost stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on 
its business.


On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:


So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy came
to deal
with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened up the
soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but something
else in
there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb in the
front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and taking it
somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home and
get some
more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he was
not
wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung
hundreds of
times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.

He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal with
it all
somehow.  It is all quite interesting.

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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

Then you don’t want to read about this guy...

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/wild-bee-keeping

-D

> On Jun 13, 2019, at 1:50 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine getting stung
> with regularity...
> 
> When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My heart almost
> stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on its business.
> 
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy came to deal
>> with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened up the
>> soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
>> nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but something else in
>> there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb in the
>> front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and taking it
>> somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home and get some
>> more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he was not
>> wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung hundreds of
>> times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.
>> 
>> He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal with it all
>> somehow.  It is all quite interesting.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

How do people end up in this line of  work?  I cannot imagine getting stung
with regularity...

When I was in Fiji I was stung twice by Asian (?) hornets.  My heart almost
stopped beating from the pain.  The hornet lived to carry on its business.

On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 1:37 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> So after the rains of the last few days stopped the bee guy came to deal
> with these bees I have in an eave on my side porch.  He opened up the
> soffit and there are 11 combs up in there between the rafters and
> nailers.   He said the combs look empty, no honey (but something else in
> there I forget what he called it), but there is one new comb in the
> front.  He says the bees might be robbing it of honey and taking it
> somewhere else if the queen has vacated.  he had to go home and get some
> more equipment or something.  One bee hit him on the ear as he was not
> wearing his protective gear, even though he has been stung hundreds of
> times he says it still affects him, his ear will likely swell up.
>
> He's supposed to come back and try to find the queen or deal with it all
> somehow.  It is all quite interesting.
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

One wonders how the technique of capturing queen bees and moving hives ever
developed in the first place. Trial and error?

On Tue, May 21, 2019, 5:16 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
wrote:

> If you’re moving bees you use what’s called a “package”, which is nothing
> more than a box with open sides and screen over the openings. You put a
> feeding can in the box with sugar syrup so the bees have something to eat
> while in transport. A queen and some of the workers are put in a little
> wooden box with one side open that’s screened so the hive can see and smell
> her but not get to her.
>
> These are usually the means by which you get bees to a new hive. The queen
> is kept separate because the bees in the package are not typically related
> to her.
>
> A “nuc” is a beehive with several frames in it that are already
> established and have a laying queen that’s related to the bees in the hive.
> The advantage to using a nuc is that it’s effectively an established hive.
> Once things are going well in the nuc you can move the frames and queen to
> a full sized hive.
>
> Remember, bees build a colony, so relationship with the queen is
> important. If the queen is unrelated it can take a while (a couple of
> weeks, usually) for the bees to associate with her and for her to start
> laying eggs.
>
> I kept bees in Indiana on a small scale on the property of one of my
> business partners. It was a lot of fun and pretty cool.
>
> -D
>
>
>
>
> > On May 21, 2019, at 4:52 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah I’m leaving it to this guy, he seemed to know his stuff. He said
> the ones around here are generally docile but if they worked up and one
> stings you that one releases a pheromone that sets others off then it’s
> time to run. He said a bunch of them chased him once, he had to run about
> 100yd and jump in the creek to get away from them. I’m gonna watch from a
> distance.
> >
> > Interesting technique, he’ll try to find the queen and a coupla workers
> and put them in a little cage then in something he called a “nuke” that
> will draw the others, then he’ll move them to a real hive then take them
> away. It might take a few days for it all to work out.
> >
> > --R
> > Sent from iPhone
> >
> >> On May 21, 2019, at 3:56 PM, G Mann via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Use great care around bees. Almost all bee colony's are now invaded with
> >> Africanized bees, well known as "killer bees". They are VERY aggressive
> >> when messed with, and quite aggressive when not messed with.
> >>
> >> From personal experience I can tell you their stings are WAY more toxic
> >> than "regular bees". I had a colony set up shop at the Ranch that was so
> >> aggressive they pursued me for over a mile across the ranch before I got
> >> away from them. Called in some pro bee guys and even with the big bee
> suits
> >> THEY got stung a bunch.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey
> >>> bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.When it got hot in the
> >>> summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey
> ran
> >>> down into the sanctuary.
> >>>
> >>> So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey,
> >>> and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"
> >>>
> >>> True story!
> >>>
> >>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
>  Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see
>  a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave,
>  which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of
>  our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the
>  opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all
>  excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys
>  responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start
>  getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up
>  in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!
> 
>  This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old
>  dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of
>  bees from other parts of the world.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

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If you’re moving bees you use what’s called a “package”, which is nothing more 
than a box with open sides and screen over the openings. You put a feeding can 
in the box with sugar syrup so the bees have something to eat while in 
transport. A queen and some of the workers are put in a little wooden box with 
one side open that’s screened so the hive can see and smell her but not get to 
her.

These are usually the means by which you get bees to a new hive. The queen is 
kept separate because the bees in the package are not typically related to her.

A “nuc” is a beehive with several frames in it that are already established and 
have a laying queen that’s related to the bees in the hive. The advantage to 
using a nuc is that it’s effectively an established hive. Once things are going 
well in the nuc you can move the frames and queen to a full sized hive.

Remember, bees build a colony, so relationship with the queen is important. If 
the queen is unrelated it can take a while (a couple of weeks, usually) for the 
bees to associate with her and for her to start laying eggs.

I kept bees in Indiana on a small scale on the property of one of my business 
partners. It was a lot of fun and pretty cool.

-D




> On May 21, 2019, at 4:52 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Yeah I’m leaving it to this guy, he seemed to know his stuff. He said the 
> ones around here are generally docile but if they worked up and one stings 
> you that one releases a pheromone that sets others off then it’s time to run. 
> He said a bunch of them chased him once, he had to run about 100yd and jump 
> in the creek to get away from them. I’m gonna watch from a distance. 
> 
> Interesting technique, he’ll try to find the queen and a coupla workers and 
> put them in a little cage then in something he called a “nuke” that will draw 
> the others, then he’ll move them to a real hive then take them away. It might 
> take a few days for it all to work out. 
> 
> --R
> Sent from iPhone
> 
>> On May 21, 2019, at 3:56 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Use great care around bees. Almost all bee colony's are now invaded with
>> Africanized bees, well known as "killer bees". They are VERY aggressive
>> when messed with, and quite aggressive when not messed with.
>> 
>> From personal experience I can tell you their stings are WAY more toxic
>> than "regular bees". I had a colony set up shop at the Ranch that was so
>> aggressive they pursued me for over a mile across the ranch before I got
>> away from them. Called in some pro bee guys and even with the big bee suits
>> THEY got stung a bunch.
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey
>>> bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.When it got hot in the
>>> summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey ran
>>> down into the sanctuary.
>>> 
>>> So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey,
>>> and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"
>>> 
>>> True story!
>>> 
>>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
 Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see
 a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave,
 which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of
 our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the
 opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all
 excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys
 responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start
 getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up
 in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!
 
 This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old
 dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of
 bees from other parts of the world.
 
>>> 
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[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Yeah I’m leaving it to this guy, he seemed to know his stuff. He said the ones 
around here are generally docile but if they worked up and one stings you that 
one releases a pheromone that sets others off then it’s time to run. He said a 
bunch of them chased him once, he had to run about 100yd and jump in the creek 
to get away from them. I’m gonna watch from a distance. 

Interesting technique, he’ll try to find the queen and a coupla workers and put 
them in a little cage then in something he called a “nuke” that will draw the 
others, then he’ll move them to a real hive then take them away. It might take 
a few days for it all to work out. 

--R
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> On May 21, 2019, at 3:56 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Use great care around bees. Almost all bee colony's are now invaded with
> Africanized bees, well known as "killer bees". They are VERY aggressive
> when messed with, and quite aggressive when not messed with.
> 
> From personal experience I can tell you their stings are WAY more toxic
> than "regular bees". I had a colony set up shop at the Ranch that was so
> aggressive they pursued me for over a mile across the ranch before I got
> away from them. Called in some pro bee guys and even with the big bee suits
> THEY got stung a bunch.
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey
>> bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.When it got hot in the
>> summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey ran
>> down into the sanctuary.
>> 
>> So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey,
>> and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"
>> 
>> True story!
>> 
>> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
>>> Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see
>>> a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave,
>>> which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of
>>> our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the
>>> opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all
>>> excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys
>>> responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start
>>> getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up
>>> in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!
>>> 
>>> This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old
>>> dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of
>>> bees from other parts of the world.
>>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

good one. milk and honey
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI


On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 3:44 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey
> bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.When it got hot in the
> summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey ran
> down into the sanctuary.
>
> So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey,
> and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"
>
> True story!
>
> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
> > Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see
> > a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave,
> > which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of
> > our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the
> > opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all
> > excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys
> > responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start
> > getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up
> > in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!
> >
> > This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old
> > dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of
> > bees from other parts of the world.
> >
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 Big difference north to south I guess. No sign of extra aggressive bees up 
here. This is why I live where it gets cold...
-Curt

On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 3:57:40 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Use great care around bees. Almost all bee colony's are now invaded with
Africanized bees, well known as "killer bees". They are VERY aggressive
when messed with, and quite aggressive when not messed with.

From personal experience I can tell you their stings are WAY more toxic
than "regular bees". I had a colony set up shop at the Ranch that was so
aggressive they pursued me for over a mile across the ranch before I got
away from them. Called in some pro bee guys and even with the big bee suits
THEY got stung a bunch.


On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey
> bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.    When it got hot in the
> summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey ran
> down into the sanctuary.
>
> So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey,
> and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"
>
> True story!
>
> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
> > Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see
> > a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave,
> > which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of
> > our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the
> > opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all
> > excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys
> > responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start
> > getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up
> > in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!
> >
> > This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old
> > dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of
> > bees from other parts of the world.
> >
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[G Mann via Mercedes]

Use great care around bees. Almost all bee colony's are now invaded with
Africanized bees, well known as "killer bees". They are VERY aggressive
when messed with, and quite aggressive when not messed with.

>From personal experience I can tell you their stings are WAY more toxic
than "regular bees". I had a colony set up shop at the Ranch that was so
aggressive they pursued me for over a mile across the ranch before I got
away from them. Called in some pro bee guys and even with the big bee suits
THEY got stung a bunch.


On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 12:44 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey
> bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.When it got hot in the
> summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey ran
> down into the sanctuary.
>
> So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey,
> and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"
>
> True story!
>
> Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
> > Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see
> > a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave,
> > which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of
> > our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the
> > opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all
> > excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys
> > responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start
> > getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up
> > in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!
> >
> > This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old
> > dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of
> > bees from other parts of the world.
> >
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] OT Bees

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

The little country church my mom went to, when she was young, had honey 
bees in the roof/eaves between the rafters.    When it got hot in the 
summer, a new pastor came to the church, and it got so hot the honey ran 
down into the sanctuary.


So the new preach gets up, introduces himself, notes the running honey, 
and says "Now I KNOW I am in the land of flowing milk and honey!"


True story!

Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote on 5/21/19 2:35 PM:
Yesterday I noticed a bunch of bees buzzing around, looked up and see 
a whole mess of them, honeybees, at an opening at the end of an eave, 
which was on my roundtuit list...  I posted my dilemma on a coupla of 
our local FB groups, and a guy from up the road jumped on the 
opportunity to come get them.  He came by a while ago and is all 
excited, figures there is a big hive in there.  3 or 4 other guys 
responded too but this one was the first.  He's gonna come start 
getting them organize on Thursday, see how much they have going on up 
in the eave.  I guess I'm gonna get some (very) local honey!


This guy has 13 hives and is looking to buy 30 more from some old 
dude's estate.  Says that guy had a whole bunch of different kinds of 
bees from other parts of the world.





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Re: [MBZ] OT - bees

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I love that story and would dearly like to believe it but wonder if it is a
rural myth, aka urban myth...

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:41 PM, Gerry Archer via Mercedes 
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:


 Mountain Man wrote:

  My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently.  I ride my
  bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs.  As I walked out the
  door, he stopped and wrote the name for me.  He said he always
  forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary.
 
  Thedocumentary is about bees leaving hives - Vanishing of the Bees:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwesnNVyn8
 
  It was interesting to hear commentary about society in bees - we might
  learn something from them if we could spend some time thinking in
  introspection.  I liked some of what the guy at Spikenard Farm
  Honeybee Sanctuary said.  Trucking bees makes about 70% of their
  annual income as they market their pollination services to our
  monoculture industrial farming.  Monoculture farming seems to be a bad
  industrial farming fundamental.  Diversity seems to be sustainable in
  all ways.
  Enjoy.
  mao
 
 Bees are interesting critters.
 A man from a small town who had contracted leukemia was sent home to die
 after all treatments failed at the Med School Hospital.
 He had a few hives, accidentally knocked one over, and was taken back to
 the Med School Hospital with multiple life threatening bites.
 He survived, and to the doctors amazement, all signs of the leukemia were
 gone. He was sent home in total remission and resumed his normal life.
 I've often wondered if the leukemia ever returned, but as far as I know he
 was never again admitted to the hospital.
 Gerry

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[Gerry Archer via Mercedes]

Mountain Man wrote:

 My neighbor mentioned a documentary about bees recently.  I ride my
 bike 2.5 miles to his house to purchase eggs.  As I walked out the
 door, he stopped and wrote the name for me.  He said he always
 forgets, and I had already forgotten the name of the documentary.
 
 Thedocumentary is about bees leaving hives - Vanishing of the Bees:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwesnNVyn8
 
 It was interesting to hear commentary about society in bees - we might
 learn something from them if we could spend some time thinking in
 introspection.  I liked some of what the guy at Spikenard Farm
 Honeybee Sanctuary said.  Trucking bees makes about 70% of their
 annual income as they market their pollination services to our
 monoculture industrial farming.  Monoculture farming seems to be a bad
 industrial farming fundamental.  Diversity seems to be sustainable in
 all ways.
 Enjoy.
 mao
 
Bees are interesting critters.
A man from a small town who had contracted leukemia was sent home to die after 
all treatments failed at the Med School Hospital.
He had a few hives, accidentally knocked one over, and was taken back to the 
Med School Hospital with multiple life threatening bites.
He survived, and to the doctors amazement, all signs of the leukemia were gone. 
He was sent home in total remission and resumed his normal life.
I've often wondered if the leukemia ever returned, but as far as I know he was 
never again admitted to the hospital.
Gerry

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