Fwiw, here in Central Florida, we have courses that seem to have no 
shortage of feral bees, nesting in any available small void. Some have 
wildlife nesting boxes that get colonized and the management requests 
'live relocation'( to save the bees, you know). We no longer will 
perform such relocation, as the associated field bees sting golfers 
located several hundred feet away. Not unlike migratory yards , with hot 
bees, after they move on.

But, according to our state bee assoc. officers & some state officials, 
we now don't have AHB in Florida, so live removals are encouraged, By 
State Statute!!....Just wait until there's a few thousand hive boxes of 
feral colonies in backyards around the state. Little Johnny's football 
sails over the fence and hits the 'non-AHB' hive box and the sting event 
ensues, throughout the neighborhood.



Richard Martyniak, Curmudgeony, quote-happy, retired Entomologist

(counting the days till more Fla. resident(s) die from *removals gone 
wrong*)<----coming soon on Animal Planet


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