Re: NANFA-L-- perils of Fla collecting

J. C. (hillbillynursery-in-yahoo.com)
Tue, 1 Aug 2006 14:05:11 -0700 (PDT)

Thank you for saying about what I said. Honey bees
are getting a real bad rap these days. The best cure
to the problem is more managed bee hives like I and
other beekeepers keep. The bad news is that AHB is
established in FL. This means the ones being found are
not imports but are reproducing there. The whole south
west has then from TX to Cali..

Later, John

--- Mysteryman <bestfish-in-alaweb.com> wrote:

> What makes you think that they were killer bees,
> anyway, the fact that they
> attacked you?
> It IS the tail end of swarm season, and you did kick
> their nest... what
> would you have expected them to do?
>
> I have a beehive in my house. They live in my
> bathroom walls and attic. The
> bathroom window is a nifty little spot where I can
> observe them. I know they
> aren't africanized, but I still know better than to
> try to run the lawn
> mower anywhere near the bathroom.
>
> I suppose the prudent thing to do is to alert the
> local authorities to the
> presence of the swarm and report the incident, but
> don't go hitting the
> panic button just yet. Africanized bees have
> appeared in Texas a few times
> and I think maybe in Florida, so while I doubt that
> these are such bees, it
> is a possibility.
>
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