Sweet, sweet, honey

I decided to not use the RV for the last two races so it has sat for two months in the hot Texas sun.....next door to a commercial flower nursery.

$175 later and I have a huge mess to clean up. I hate bees.

 

I love to kill bees.

I swear, I hate them so much its enjoyable to see them dead. Had my face shield up once and took one stinger first square in the middle just above the sunglasses @ 45mph. Street. Glad nobody was following me cause I just parked it. That hurt.

 

I had the same thing happen except that mine went above my ear and got stuck between by helmet and my head. I swear I had my helmet off before I completely stopped. I hate bees!

 

no bees no fruits or veggies. Bees are good. An apiary probably coulda gotten most out without killing them.

 

Jed +1

 

in the wall between the gray water tank and the kitchen sink. I get to pull it out tomorrow. good times.

and as far as an apiary, the first time I heard the word was two minutes ago so cut me a break. I did not want to kill them but I need my RV.

 

Ouch...... That is my worst fear ever haha

 

fuck that, I would have been in another state in about 2 seconds after seeing that. I hate and am scared to death of bees!
there is a great thread somewhere on the bbs about bees and beehives!

 

For future reference the honey bee is a dying breed and if you move the queen the rest will follow. Any local beekeeper would have come an taken the swarm off your hands in a matter of minutes. We really need bees. I hate to sound like a tree hugger, because I'm definitely not! Bees are really pretty peaceful little beings. Imagine if you smacked into something at 30mph and then the thing tried to kill you, I would sting your ass too. Now africanized bees are a whole different story. Kill those mean F***ers every chance you get. They attack for almost no reason and when they attack it is almost like a feeding frenzy with sharks.

 

I called an exterminator who use both aersol and foam poison. Not completely use of his process because I got the hell out of there when he put on a bee suit. He did remove the queen so they would not return. Again, lesson learned, next time I will call a bee saver versus a bee killer.

 

No worries, but now you know. And learning is half the battle. G.I. JOE!!!

 

+1
I made the mistake of swatting at one, one time. I didn't realize what it was until about 5 seconds after I swatted it and I heard this loud buzzing sound.

 

Yup, once the ice melts and the bees all disappear... the party is going to really be over.

 

I have the same philosophy for bees as I do for birds. They have wings and can fly anywhere they want. If they are in the space where I drive, thats their fault. If I could fly, I sure wouldn't be hanging out in traffic. Of course what I hit could have been a wasp, a hornet, an africanized bee, etc. I didn't bother to check the pieces that were on the bottom of my boot.

 

I had a wasp get in my helmet once when I first started riding he was stinging the crap out of my breath gaurd when I tossed my helmet about 20 feet away. keep in mine I first noticed him while going about 70mph. I had never been so scared in my life I just kept think if this bugger decides to sting my face or eyes there was not crap I could do till I stoped.

A guy pulled over behind me and asked if I was ok. Once I told him a wasp got in my helmet he said "Oh yeah I can see where that would suck".

We have paper wasps around my house they look a lot like bees but they are not. I walk around the house at dusk and kill them about every two weeks.

 

Flying insects freak me out. Almost as much as spiders do. I try to leave them alone, but if they get in my space they're dead.

 

Aren't you allergic to stings?

 

Bees can be a pain, both by where they make their nests and when they wander into you and then sting.

You missed a chance to have a fun thread, BTW. Always ask the beeb for advice on these matters.