Hey guys; nothing beats a free colony of Bees for a Beekeeper. Caught this one in my back yard.
I actually got the pleasure of working with some of those last week. Only got three stings on my head before I could veil up. they were a little moody. The Africanized bees are the absolute best at honey production far exceeding the production of other species. This is the very reason they were brought to the Americas in the first place. Few people know there were Africanized bees in the southern United States about twenty years before they were released in Brazil.Just watch out for those Africanized buggers.
Yowzers... everything you see on TV about 'em is another layer of horror, like "The Birds" of old.I actually got the pleasure of working with some of those last week. Only got three stings on my head before I could veil up. they were a little moody. The Africanized bees are the absolute best at honey production far exceeding the production of other species. This is the very reason they were brought to the Americas in the first place. Few people know there were Africanized bees in the southern United States about twenty years before they were released in Brazil.
They call it Apitherapy. There is no scientific evidence that it works. I received no stings with this swarm, they are very docile when swarming as they have nothing to protect. I remove Hornets with a rolled up burning newspaper. Their wings melt very rapidly so they fall to the ground. Kinda like a chopper with no rotors!!Bee stings for arthritis relief? New one to me.
Their wings melt very rapidly so they fall to the ground. Kinda like a chopper with no rotors!!