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Old 05-05-2013, 11:48 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Dave Liquorice[_2_] Dave Liquorice[_2_] is offline
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Default Bee deterrent?
On Mon, 6 May 2013 00:36:17 +0100 (BST), wrote:

Do you then ask how many times they have *actually* been stung? More
often than not the answere to that direct question is "never" or "er I
think a couple of times". Their fear of being stung is not supported
by the facts...

Or the standard Q&A:

Q. How do you know that it was a bee that stung you?

A.1 Because it was yellow and black.

A.2 I didn't see it, but it stung me, therefore it was a bee.

The correct answer is that "I know it was a bee as it left it's sting and
venom sacks behind when I knocked it off". Bee's stings are barbed, wasp
stings aren't...

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Cheers
Dave.



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