When I was a kid and we lived in West Los Angeles, we had over 100
roses that bloomed all year round and we had a good sized viggie
garden too, and we always had bees around, and during the almost 10
years at that address, none of us got stung by a bee.


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"SugarChile" wrote in message
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Exactly. It's just like teaching kids about all the other large and
small
dangers of the world. During the short time the clover is in bloom,
they
should wear sandals and/or watch were they are stepping. It's an
excellent
opportunity to teach them about what bees do, and why they are so
important
in the grand scheme of things.

A lot of people have an almost irrational fear of bees and wasps,
yet they
will unhesitatingly drive on the freeway and engage in other
everyday risky
behaviors. I love to amaze the neighborhood kids by gently
"petting"
bumblebees (a warm day, a good nectar/pollen source, and a gently
touch, and
the bees will ignore you) and teaching them how to peacefully
co-exist with
these creatures. If you don't panic and flail around, the bees and
wasps
generally would prefer to leave you alone as well.

If you inadvertently disturb a yellowjacket nest, it can be a bit
problematic, I admit. If you are allergic to the venom, you have a
legitimate cause for concern, of course, but otherwise, what's the
big deal?
I have loads of flowering plants, and rotting fallen fruit in the
fall, and
I get stung perhaps once a summer, if that. It hurts for a bit,
then it
goes away.

Sue

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"philosopher" wrote in message
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We have clover and bees and three kids and all co-exist
peacefully. The
kids just needed to learn how to behave around them.

philosopher





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