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Africanized bees are no joke. They can go postal for no reason and don't give up attacking in swarms. I have watched documentaries about them and hope to never run into any. From what I've seen if u get in these u have only one choice. Run. As far and as fast as u can. They have even been known to hover above water waiting for the target to surface for some time.
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KevinN
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Pest Control is my profession. The company I'm with now doesn't do many bee jobs but the first company I worked for did....a lot.
Regular Honey Bees aren't much to worry about.....USUALLY!
They can be agitated by four wheelers...lawn mowers...etc. when you get to close. They will sting of course and standing still does no good when they're in that state. Once they sting there is a pheromone released, it is basically a bulls eye target! Run your arse off...lol.
If they are not agitated...you can approach...and even stand next to hive, mere feet away, talk quietly...whatever...with no issues.
The swarm flying over could be a relocation of the hive but more often than not its the hive splitting. It got to big.
The only time I had any real issues were on hives that had already been messed with. Some maintenance man or the customer tried to take them out and failed. After that...NO ONE can get close.
I never had to deal with Africanized bees...don't think they are this far north yet. But they will attack at the drop of a hat from what I hear.
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"Let's talk some philosophy"
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What ever kinda bees they were I never want to run into them again I've never been chase like thy before and neither has the boys I was with and now I'm gonna be nervous going to every bay now till winter lol
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Reuben
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What ever kinda bees they were I never want to run into them again I've never been chase like thy before and neither has the boys I was with and now I'm gonna be nervous going to every bay now till winter lol
I been thinking about that same scenario about 10 years now...about 6 or 7 years ago my brother had to make a run for it...luckily he was around 200 yards from his house... |
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Training dogs is not about quantity, it's more about timing, the right situations, and proper guidance...After that it's up to the dog...
A hunting dog is born not made...
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