Advice is keep away from blue, most likely to colour to cause aggression apparently
Advice is keep away from blue, most likely to colour to cause aggression apparently
I wear white, makes it easy to spot any bees hanging on for a change to sting you when you take the suit off.
do the paranoid few with their camo suits also disguise their hives ( and their vehicles when they visit out-apiaries) or just themselves, so that a paramedic can't find them if they need to?
I would just like to say the following.
My swarm is very small, It was pointed out to me yesterday by my mother that currently due to the swarm size "naked" bee keeping is posible, as the brood grows it might be very un wise to continue with no protection. so i will be suited and booted next year, and apparantly a rollup is not a valid substitute for the smoker.
Or just mucky over clean!
I think the issue of drawing attention to ones location and hobby is increasingly a concern.
I'm not sure how real the threat is but both Linn and I worry about being spotted getting changed near the hives.
I guess there are thousands of keepers, tens of thousands of hives, and a very small number of thefts. It may just be better reportage but we worry.
Sam
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