Angry Bees

[Finman]

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Are you really serious that you can handle evil bees with color of gloves.

What I noticed at first was that bees sting cloves, and the poison smell of dry stings is at once in bees' noses when you open the hive.

But bees' defensive reactions do not depend on gloves.


.B+ has very carefully selected bees, and perhaps he does not when know, what are angry bees.
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[Motobiman]

That is not worse than kill a sausage.

Yes it is.

 

[B+.]

Colour does have an effect in some ways - try wearing a single black glove

not recommended
however, it does make you wonder about the black net used in the veil

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

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Are you really serious that you can handle evil bees with color of gloves.


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No, but a lot of "evil" bees are reacting to avoidable stimuli and black gloves are one such. Others might include BO and other smells (famous bananas) old stings on clothing and gloves, crushing bees, casting shadows, jerky movements, poor use of smoke or long inspections.

 

[Motobiman]

not recommended
however, it does make you wonder about the black net used in the veil

Good point, I could try wearing my hat back to front but not sure how it would work with the suit.

And I haven't had the issue with angry bees, yet!

 

[Hivemaker.]

not recommended
however, it does make you wonder about the black net used in the veil

Or wearing black jeans and sometimes a black shirt.

 

[B+.]

Or wearing black jeans and sometimes a black shirt.

Yes. Anything black. This is well known
One of the tests for aggression is to wave a black ball outside a hive for a given time period and count the number of stings it gets

I had a visit to my apiary last year from someone in one of those camouflage type beesuits. His wife and I were attracting no attention at all but he was being stung like crazy around the black areas of his hood

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

Yes. Anything black. This is well known
One of the tests for aggression is to wave a given time period.ball outside a hive and count the number of stings it gets in a

@Hivemaker. is being ironic. But his Qs are famous...

 

[Eyeman]

Inspected a double national colony on Monday this week, weather OK, no smoke. The Previous 6 inspections I recorded them as 0 on a 0-5 defensiveness scale. 0 being totally chilled.
Anyway as soon as I took the supers off they went berserk, left them for 10 minutes and put supers back on. Went back next day and with a gentle puff of smoke at entrance then under QE before supers came off they we back down to 0-1 defensiveness. Did a full inspection and colony was Q+.
Take home message defensiveness can vary from one inspection to the next so it's a good idea to keep a record.

 

[Finman]

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I have spare queen's. I change evil one when I feel that the measure is fill. I do not need much thinking time to squeeze the bad ass.

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[Finman]

Take home message defensiveness can vary from one inspection to the next so it's a good idea to keep a record.

I count stings in my hands and that is my record.

 

[maddydog]

not recommended

I know that

From this thread it would appear some beeks don't. A simple experiment for those that like proof with their own eyes - one black glove and the other a different colour, open up your most aggressive colony and see which hand gets the most attention

 

[TryingToLetThemBee]

I know that

From this thread it would appear some beeks don't. A simple experiment for those that like proof with their own eyes - one black glove and the other a different colour, open up your most aggressive colony and see which hand gets the most attention

Or if you REALLY want the message or are worried you might forget, one bare hand and one painted black / boot polish etc. :- )

 

[Hivemaker.]

@Hivemaker. is being ironic. But his Qs are famous...

Well I always wear black jeans and sometimes a black shirt when working on the bees... and have never had any problems.

 

[Finman]

Well I always wear black jeans and sometimes a black shirt when working on the bees... and have never had any problems.

Good clothes at night. Bees cannot see you.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

they also dislike cameras - had great amusement last month whilst filming to see the cameraman and his kit enveloped in a great crowd of irate bees.