Re: [CH] Beekeeper dies after 50 stings

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This is true..


Jim DeLillo wrote:
> I recently read where a bee sting leaves behind a pheremone which >attracts other upset a swarm or hive (which lawn mowing might do [ I >don't like the sound of it on an early Sunday morning]), the bees will be >agressive.

I had a hive where the whole hive was nasty, more so than the other 4
hives right next to it.  To solve the problem - kill off the queen and
reintroduce a new queen.. new gene pool.

Killer bees tend to be more aggressive and there for attack in greater
numbers.. thankfully we don't have them in New England.. yet

Chet

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