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Re: Dances with bees

What a fine title for a movie<lol>

Linda

>>   They are very gentle. The female is involved in nest building and 
>>will
>>totally ignore you. If you disturb her, she will fly off. She is 
>>capable of
>>stinging, but will only do so in extreme provocation. If you catch her 
>>and
>>hold her in your hand, she *might* sting.
>>
>>    The drones are the scary ones, but they are being playful and 
>>curious,
>>rather than agressive. They cannot sting at all. They will hover in 
>>front of
>>you and watch you, sometimes mirroring your movements. You can 
>>actually dance
>>with them!
>>
>Wow!  What a great report.  I surely didn't know a thing about these
>wondrous bees.  Thank you very much, although I believe it is
>above and beyond the call of duty to find out when and how often
>they sting.  
>     I think we need some bumper stickers such as:
>"BEE gentle"      or     "BEE nice"  or something like that.
>
>To BEE or not to BEE, that is the question.
>To BE, we must BEE, for if we don't BEE, we will cease to BE.
>
>Stan           The cheap and lazy gardener.
>   
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