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10-05-2013, 05:57 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Spider wrote:
Nick's dad keeps being stung by Nick's bees, when they don't have a problem
with anyone else.
Puzzling, isn't it? Presumably the bees feel threatened by these
people, but it's hard to know how. It's not as if they're biting
insects like mosquitoes, tucking into someone unusually tasty. In the
case of 'my' gent, it's unlikely to be a defensive sting so, presumably,
it's purely offensive (seemingly without provocation) ... but for what
reason?? Does Nick's dad annoy them in some way?

Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.

Spider[_3_] · 10-05-2013, 06:05 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 10/05/2013 17:57, wrote:
wrote:
Nick's dad keeps being stung by Nick's bees, when they don't have a problem
with anyone else.

Puzzling, isn't it? Presumably the bees feel threatened by these
people, but it's hard to know how. It's not as if they're biting
insects like mosquitoes, tucking into someone unusually tasty. In the
case of 'my' gent, it's unlikely to be a defensive sting so, presumably,
it's purely offensive (seemingly without provocation) ... but for what
reason?? Does Nick's dad annoy them in some way?

Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.

!That would do it, especially since the bees are on their own territory
and Nick's dad is not. They're just protecting themselves.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

10-05-2013, 06:18 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Spider wrote:
Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.

!That would do it, especially since the bees are on their own territory
and Nick's dad is not. They're just protecting themselves.

Well, tehcnically he is, cos they're in his garden.

Spider[_3_] · 10-05-2013, 06:28 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 10/05/2013 18:18, wrote:
wrote:
Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.

!That would do it, especially since the bees are on their own territory
and Nick's dad is not. They're just protecting themselves.

Well, tehcnically he is, cos they're in his garden.

Oh, sorry, I thought you said they were Nick's bees, so I supposed they
were in his garden. Sorry, Nick's dad!

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

Sacha[_10_] · 10-05-2013, 06:43 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 2013-05-10 18:28:16 +0100, Spider said:

On 10/05/2013 18:18, wrote:
wrote:
Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.

!That would do it, especially since the bees are on their own territory
and Nick's dad is not. They're just protecting themselves.

Well, tehcnically he is, cos they're in his garden.

Oh, sorry, I thought you said they were Nick's bees, so I supposed they
were in his garden. Sorry, Nick's dad!

If bees bump into something (like flapping arms, waving hair etc) I'm
told they may go back to take a look to see if it's threatening them
and therefore the colony. Best to be as still as possible!
--

Sacha
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South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

10-05-2013, 11:45 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Spider wrote:
Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.

!That would do it, especially since the bees are on their own territory
and Nick's dad is not. They're just protecting themselves.

Well, tehcnically he is, cos they're in his garden.

Oh, sorry, I thought you said they were Nick's bees, so I supposed they
were in his garden. Sorry, Nick's dad!

Nick spreads his bees far and wide. :-)

11-05-2013, 12:00 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Martin wrote:
Nick is of the opinion that his dad flaps his arms about at them.
Maybe the bees think he is a giant hostile queen?

That ... is not outside of the realms of possibility.

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