pics....
 

pics dammit!! YOU should know better!!! ;-)

They may be....
 

the new secret Microsoft AI assault team....dispatched to take care of you for questioning Vista......bee careful.......

who has time for pix when you're counting to 10,000!?

JP

Wayne

You should be delighted. Haven't you read about the massive honeybee die off worldwide. I'm serious, its a big concern regarding pollination of crops. Or are they wasps, in which case never mind.

pictures would be cool.

Hugh --

Regarding the "die off worldwide..." I respectfully submit this

Enjoy.

JP

Time for some creative toys and weapons.

Seriously, do NOT kill them if they are honeybees. Somehow, find a beekeeper down there...he will be delighed to take them off your hands.

They won't sting you. Just call a beekeeper to come and get them.

I used to do that.

Uh... I know a serious post from me sounds strange but...

Wayne, African bees have been spotted in our area (we had some here at exposition park), best to have them checked out.

They must be attracted to all the buzz WRT your new iPhone and Vista PC...

Wayne, now is perhaps your best excuse to play with a flamethrower. Trust me on this one.......

How about a bleach-filled balloon launched with one of those three man slingshots? Or maybe you could just put the whole thing in a garbage bag while on a ladder. Yeah, that might work.

Throw a couple 5 pound bags of sugar over the fence into the neighbor's yard. They'll relocate.

But first, set up a camera. Please.

Sure looks like a honeybee swarm to me...but DO call a beekeeper. With today's declining honeybee population, a beekeeper would love to give a swarm a good home.

If "killer" African bees, he won't get stung with his suit, and can then call the authorities for eradication of the swarm. Any bee keeper worth his salt can tell the difference.

Point your iPhone at the swarm and push *8. Oh, wait you returned it. Nevermind.

JP, thanks for the link. But as it says, 30% of the world commercial pollinating bee popuation is at risk. THAT I think is significant, whatever the reason. As far as bringing into question the practices of beekeepers not taking care of their bees, I call BS. Who overtly mistreats their livelihood, if they don't have to.

You guys have no balls at all...If I was there, I'd run out in the back of Wayne's and heave a football with a spiral at them sissy bees and run like hell. Teach them whos boss...Then they'd leave.

Wayne...Just piss off the queen at least..Ever see those tennis ball sling shots...That will start a rude ruckus.....Got your windows closed and 48 hours worth of food on hand :)

Bob

Those are honeybees. Very mild, not a threat to anyone. Please call a beekeeper. He will be delighted to take them someplace safe. He'll probably lead them away gently with no more protection than his shirtsleeves and a smoker.

You can also make your own bazooka and blast them. I used to take a closet hangar rod, but you could use any thin piping to aim some good bottle rockets at the hive.

When I was a kid there was a wasp nest in the door frame of my grandfather's barn. One night he took a big mason jar and was able to get it over the nest while they were dormant, slid a big putty knife in between the frame and jar and then got the lid on. Then he just put the jar out in the yard for the wasps to cook in the sun the next morning. I thought it was cruel at the time, but a few yrs. later got stung by one such wasp and then thought my grandfather had gone way too easy on them.

I had a recent run-in with bees. What I learned is that when hives overpopulate, they head-out seeking a new location. Or at least part of the hive does so.

Your group hasn't found its new location so they are probably just temporarily there. They won't be aggressive because they have no hive to protect right now.

If they find a good location (say your attic!), you need to take immediate action to get them out before the hive is established. Else you'll have a real problem.

Thermo nuclear war is the only option... break out the warheads.

That is not good! I zoomed in on your picture and found not only a killer bee, but a bad news bee!



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Wow, Reggie Jackson buzzes off!

Prolly the queen bee right there...........

Wayne, is there a Datsun Honeybee in your past that you don't want us to know about?

Thanks for the cool pictures and the Nature lesson.

Hey Wayne, you had better re-count. From the pic you posted,I only counted 9911 with one flying around the tree.

Wayne, if this is a recent swarm, like today , then the bees ate a whole bunch of honey and are inebriated and can be eaasily handled by the beekeeper. As they will secrete the honey in the form of wax to start making comb, they will then become more alert and more defensive.

So did you find a beekeeper?

I got $10.00 that says you can't hit it with a softball! :D

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Randy

Maybe a Mopar superbee?