In a message dated 6/9/05 12:04:17 AM, Jim writes:
Since the virus has wiped out ALL hiving honeybees in this area,

I thought it was a mite. Is there a virus also?

large (almost thumbnail size) fuzzy, black and yellow solitary bees.* You
have to close your hand around them to get them to sting you.

Not bumblebees? We also have bumblebees, which is what yours sound like. They
sting if you step on their nest barefoot. Bumblebees nest in the ground.
Iris

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