How Not to Deal With Wasps..
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Yea, as much as I love bees and what they do for mankind, they sure as hell can hurt you!
Recently I read an article about a farmer down south that was killed by bees when his tractor disturbed the nest.
Recently I read an article about a farmer down south that was killed by bees when his tractor disturbed the nest.
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Naw man, Bees are cool. Wasps are $^%%@#$&^%&%$@$#%&%@#%. Bees only nail you if they really have to because they know its a one shot deal. Wasps sting for the sheer everlovin joy of it.
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Unless they are the Africanized bees...... that happens from time to time. Attended my first beekeepers meeting here in Chatt town last night and will be beekeeping soon I hope. Brought back a bunch of gear from Maine in June.
Wasps just suck.
Kevin
Wasps just suck.
Kevin
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Swarm of honeybees this year back in late May.
My hand for size comparison.
And I was shirtless while taking photos.
My hand for size comparison.
And I was shirtless while taking photos.
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Yea, but what size is your hand? One of my sisters was 3' 8" tall..........her hand was small compared to mine, and my hand is small compared to other guys on hereMcGiever wrote:Swarm of honeybees this year back in late May.
My hand for size comparison.
And I was shirtless while taking photos.
But all jokes aside, I would never have put my hand there (small or large) (with or without a shirt).
You either know what you are doing, or you gots a srew loose............I can loan ya a screwdriver if it's the latter
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All jokes aside, McGiever seems to know his way around honeybees, judging by his posts, I suggest you PM him if you need advice.KLook wrote:Unless they are the Africanized bees...... that happens from time to time. Attended my first beekeepers meeting here in Chatt town last night and will be beekeeping soon I hope. Brought back a bunch of gear from Maine in June.
Wasps just suck.
Kevin
Lisa, Lowfog01 is also into beekeeping. She can probably help you a lot also.
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This is the "before pic" ... where is the "after pic"?McGiever wrote:Swarm of honeybees this year back in late May.
My hand for size comparison.
And I was shirtless while taking photos.
LOL .. really, one should not do that ... I wonder what would have happened if a car back-fired nearby?
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Things are not as dangerous as they seem.
Honeybees (same as all other bees, wasps etc.) are not built to hurt anything or anybody, only to survive and reproduce in order to continue the specie's existence.
Honeybees (same as all other bees, wasps etc.) are not built to hurt anything or anybody, only to survive and reproduce in order to continue the specie's existence.
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i agree with this for the most part BUT, there is a strain of what's called "ground bee's" around here that if you cross their fly line with in a certain distance of the burrow the whole cloud is coming out to light you up.McGiever wrote:Things are not as dangerous as they seem.
Honeybees (same as all other bees, wasps etc.) are not built to hurt anything or anybody, only to survive and reproduce in order to continue the specie's existence.
been there, i'm merciless with those guys.
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I took the family to see a Civil War reenactment last year. I almost $hit myself when this four inch long Wasp landed on my ten-year olds back while he was watching the Confederates whip the Yankees. My initial reaction was to smack the bee off my sons back. Luckily, I stayed calm and waited a few seconds until it flew away. I saw many more of these bees that day, I never even knew they existed and I'm pretty familiar with insects and wildlife. These bees are called Cicada Killers and are absolute monsters!
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those things are EVERYWHERE here in Indiana, have been my whole life.EarthWindandFire wrote:I took the family to see a Civil War reenactment last year. I almost $hit myself when this four inch long Wasp landed on my ten-year olds back while he was watching the Confederates whip the Yankees. My initial reaction was to smack the bee off my sons back. Luckily, I stayed calm and waited a few seconds until it flew away. I saw many more of these bees that day, I never even knew they existed and I'm pretty familiar with insects and wildlife. These bees are called Cicada Killers and are absolute monsters!
these are another of the very specialized types. they have no hive or queen, don't gather nor store honey. they come out every yr. to sting Cicada's, very large grass hoppers and the like to immobilize them then pump them full of eggs and bury them alive as incubators for the next generation.
i have never heard of them stinging a human under any but direct survival conditions and you really have to be pushing them, they are far too busy to care otherwise.
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Thanks bud, but I was beekeeping long before Lisa started up. Took a hiatus with the big move and just getting back to it. Also lost much of my gear in the fire I had in 08. This is a different place to have bees however from coastal Maine......All jokes aside, McGiever seems to know his way around honeybees, judging by his posts, I suggest you PM him if you need advice.
Lisa, Lowfog01 is also into beekeeping. She can probably help you a lot also.
Kevin