Oh the beemanity

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
Damn man, he could have sold it to a farmer or a beekeeper for a fair sum and avoided the massacre.

Like how much exactly?

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: amdhunter

Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
Damn man, he could have sold it to a farmer or a beekeeper for a fair sum and avoided the massacre.

Like how much exactly?

Depends on how sexy the queen is.

 

[sundev]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: Kazaam
too bad...we really need our bees right now. couldnt he have somehow given them to a bee handler or something?

normally i dont give a shit, but the bee population is pretty fucked up.

I don't think he realized it would bee that many.

lol.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Is bee population actually dangered? I had no idea... It's good to know. They ARE good to have as they help pollinate plants, it's just too bad they choose spots that well, put us in danger. You can't really "move" a bee hive either. Even if you did, they'd probably go back to same spot since it's what they know.

Completely incorrect. Honeybees are not in the least aggressive. You can walk directly up to a hive, stand there for an hour and never get stung. (I fell asleep three feet away from my FIL's beehives the other day, was there for three hours and the bees from 6 hives completely ignored me.) Nothing like yellow jackets or other aggressive insects.

You can also VERY easily move a hive. If you move the queen, the hive follows. Anytime you want to get rid of honeybees, call a beekeeper. They'll come remove them for free.

Bees swarm (as in the second link) when there are too many for a single hive and they have a new queen. They are kinda scary looking but again, very harmless. You see how even when that guy knocked them down they just fell in a big ball to the ground. They swarm around the queen and protect her while they look for a new home. A beekeeper can easily walk up, grab the whole ball, and take them away.

Don't hurt the honeybees! They've very important, and they're suffering a population decline right now! They're also some of the nicest, non-aggressive insects you'll ever meet.

Wow had no idea, figured they would feel like they were in danger and start attacking.

 

[datalink7]

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel

Originally posted by: AreaCode707

Originally posted by: RedSquirrel
Is bee population actually dangered? I had no idea... It's good to know. They ARE good to have as they help pollinate plants, it's just too bad they choose spots that well, put us in danger. You can't really "move" a bee hive either. Even if you did, they'd probably go back to same spot since it's what they know.

Completely incorrect. Honeybees are not in the least aggressive. You can walk directly up to a hive, stand there for an hour and never get stung. (I fell asleep three feet away from my FIL's beehives the other day, was there for three hours and the bees from 6 hives completely ignored me.) Nothing like yellow jackets or other aggressive insects.

You can also VERY easily move a hive. If you move the queen, the hive follows. Anytime you want to get rid of honeybees, call a beekeeper. They'll come remove them for free.

Bees swarm (as in the second link) when there are too many for a single hive and they have a new queen. They are kinda scary looking but again, very harmless. You see how even when that guy knocked them down they just fell in a big ball to the ground. They swarm around the queen and protect her while they look for a new home. A beekeeper can easily walk up, grab the whole ball, and take them away.

Don't hurt the honeybees! They've very important, and they're suffering a population decline right now! They're also some of the nicest, non-aggressive insects you'll ever meet.

Wow had no idea, figured they would feel like they were in danger and start attacking.

I had a friend who kept some honeybee hives. They are really not aggressive at all. I held some in my hand a few times (without getting stung).

 

[Red Squirrel]

Cool, guess I never had that much luck. I let a bee land on me once, it bit my hand LOL. Yes, bit, as in, with his teeth, not the stinger. I decided to not let bees on me after that.

Hornets on the other hand are probably not as friendly. I got stung 10-15 feet away from a nest. Then again, that was the nest I kept throwing stuff at and running 200 yards away then going back. Fun times.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Zeppelin2282
Another redneck destroying harmless animals. Nothing to see here but stupidity.

Wow....

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Wow the sound was incredible you could hear it 3m away.........................................