A guy I work with is a third generation bee-keeper. He says the main reason bees are dying out is because they’ve bred so much aggression out of the bees that they no longer defend their hives the way they used to.
My Italian ladies are as docile as they come, but this time of year, when the flow is kicking and they know winter is coming, you better be in full protective gear if you get near their honey.
Every agitation while working with them increases their buzz tone/freq. Every time that happens my body releases a bit more adrenaline. I can take it for about 45 min to an hour then its time to do something else.
Exhilarating to say the least.
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I dont know what to believe about all this.
I do know a few things:
1. The honey from my own backyard is delicious, and a blessing from my Creator. The time I have spent fiddling with the bees with my children and grand-children is priceless to me.
2. 50,000 bees is not very many. One large hive can have more than that.
3. Having the FDA, USDA, EPA involved is not a good thing.
4.We need a Bee-FReeper Keeper Ping list
Interesting.