Lynden man lights beehive on fire after sting

KOMO News.com ^ | 29AUG2011 | Always Propaganda

[RitchieAprile]

a ‘hold muh beer’ moment?

[MNDude]

Ha! Payback is a b*tch!

[Cowman]

the Sunday night fire caused a large "whoosh," singed the tree and killed the bees but no people were hurt.

sounds like a very effective and fun way to deal with bees

[Wage Slave]

Tree was only singed....bees done for...nobody hurt. Sounds like he did a good job.

[Nervous Tick]

This would have made a good Red Green Show episode.

[lurk]

Direct contact with gasoline will kill an insect in 2 seconds. The fire got the stragglers.

[GreenAccord]

You know, I like a fireball as much as the next guy, but when I had a full-on 10” x 30” bee swarm re-locate to a tree in my suburban front yard a couple years ago, I looked up local beekeepers on the internet and had a man at my house within the hour to take them away.

Bees are sort of a natural resource. And I scored a mason jar of honey from the very appreciative bloke for my efforts.

[ClearCase_guy]

The fire chief says, "The correct way to do that is to call a beekeeper."

In other words, "Don't solve your own problems. Call an expert. That's how us experts get paid."

[MNDude]

serious though, what a slow news day it must have been. Maybe I’ll send them a note next time I plan to put some ant poison on the hill outside my house.

[dfwgator]

In a lot of places, killing honeybees is a hefty fine.

[Red_Devil 232]

No one should do that to American Honey Bees! Wonder how he got the gas on them with out getting stung?

[Izzy Dunne]

nobody hurt. Sounds like he did a good job.

One bee stings, so he kills the whole hive?

At a time when the bee population is way down and declining?

Man's stupidity is astounding.

[SeeSharp]

You should have gotten paid. A mature honey producing bee hive is worth $600 to $1000.

[relictele]

The fire chief says, "The correct way to do that is to call a beekeeper."

The correct way to do what? Get stung? Swat a bee? Torch the hive? Would any beekeeper agree to pour gasoline on the bees and light them up?

More Officialdumb. It seems to be the default state for 'the authorities.'

[jboot]

Are we sure these were honeybees? A lot of folks use “bee” to describe any kind of stinging, swarming insects. I haven’t seen a wild honeybee hive in years and years, but I’ve seen plenty of Yellow Jacket hives.

[commish]

When I was growing up in Georgia this was the prescribed method of dealing with Fire Ants... Soak the nest with gasoline, let it soak down into the nest, and then “WHOOMP”!

[wrench]

People can’t tell the difference between wasps, hornets, and honeybees.

If it was hanging in a tree where he could get to it, it was a hornets nest. The bald head variety are the absolute worst. Yellow jackets (ground hornets) rank second.

[PapaBear3625]

One bee stings, so he kills the whole hive?

Imagine his response to getting mugged.

[dadgum]

I am assuming it was NOT a honey bee. They won’t sting unless extremely provoked. I am thinking yellow jackets - which will sting someone just for the fun of it.