Posted: 7/7/2010 1:30:19 AM EDT
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Up here in Mohave County, I've ran into more aggressive bees this year than I ever have in my life. No matter where I go out in the desert, these little bastards are everywhere on every single trip we take. You can't take a walk without them getting in your face and trying to kill you. This extends into Clark County Nevada also. In Boulder City, Kingman, Bullhead, Oatman, Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, Searchlight, Golden Valley, Choloride, Laughlin, Calnevari... All through the Black Mountains. Normally, we go out into the desert or mountains two or three times a week. Brass collecting sucks balls when these bumblers come rolling by pissed off.
I've eliminated any kind of odors that might be pissing them off and usually wear light colored clothing. Even in areas where there is no water around, they're thick. You can be standing next to your truck with it off, and they'll purposely come fuck with you. Then start that shit where they bump into you. Several of us have been stung. Or been chased for several hundred yards. No direct hive can be seen unfortunately. Now, we simply do not go out until after sundown because of those little bastards. I'm curious if it is the same elsewhere in Arizona. If it truly is an influx of africanized bees, this really sucks. Some areas are worse than others, you can hear their hum in the distance. I rather deal with rattle snakes than these pricks. |
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drove through a thick cloud of the little bastards on the way home from work a couple of weeks ago a couple got in and got me(had the drivers window down).
alot more bees and alot more aggressive this year(nice long wet spring?)Im assuming their the africanized/hybrids. I've helped with honey bees collecting honey and never had any issues(no suit or gloves)just flying around you not bumping into you but these seem to bounce into you as a warning? I've been told that they kill off the regular bees don t know if its true or not |
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I think I read somewhere that basically all bees these days are africanized. Or at least carry the genes. However that works. Trust me, you will know them when you run into them, I can positively say I have ran into killer bees one time and one time only. The difference in their attitude and organization of their attack is unmistakable. And I can't find that video anymore. AZHONKY |
| the aggresiveness of a colony is direct from the qween. you can remove a africanized qween that is aggresive, and replace with an english qween and the hive will melow out when she has taken full command.and this works vise-versea. almost all the worker bee's in the southern half of the state,if not all are cross-breed. |