benefits of bees
Hiya everybody.
Several weeks ago someone posted an article about the benefits of having bees/bee hives. I read it with mild interest but now have an occasion where I really need to know and be able to cite the advantages for a homeowner's meeting. Can anyone remember and share the site with me? Googling has been pretty useless so far. Thanks. Jeny |
benefits of bees
| | Funny thing is that 9 times out of 10 it is a wasp that has stung | someone, not a bee. Bee's usually don't sting unless they are | pannicked or they are defending their colony. Bees are a social insect | instinctually flee from danger, where a wasp is an independent insect | instinctually attacking danger. I'm a beekeeper and am sick and | tired of people always blaming bees for their sting. Wasps are the | aggressors, and if people actually payed attention, they could very | easily tell what stung them. A bee leaves her barbed stinger venom | sack, a wasp leaves only a welt b/c she has no barb. It seems the | hives that tend to bother people are the ones that are hidden from | sight. Anyhow, another extremly efficient pollinating non stinging insect is | the Orchard Bee. They are very easy to keep and just about as good at | pollinating as the honey bee. | |
benefits of bees
OOOOOps, sorry. Was trimming to print.
Jw "Raleighgirl" wrote in message . com... | | | | | Funny thing is that 9 times out of 10 it is a wasp that has | stung | | someone, not a bee. Bee's usually don't sting unless they are | | pannicked or they are defending their colony. Bees are a | social insect | | instinctually flee from danger, where a wasp is an independent | insect | | instinctually attacking danger. I'm a beekeeper and am sick | and | | tired of people always blaming bees for their sting. Wasps are | the | | aggressors, and if people actually payed attention, they could | very | | easily tell what stung them. A bee leaves her barbed stinger | venom | | sack, a wasp leaves only a welt b/c she has no barb. It seems | the | | hives that tend to bother people are the ones that are hidden | from | | sight. Anyhow, another extremly efficient pollinating non | stinging insect is | | the Orchard Bee. They are very easy to keep and just about as | good at | | pollinating as the honey bee. | | | | |
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