In the case of a reporter, or anyone , being stung.  It's not a case of
being an idiot.  It's a matter of education.  In general, people DON'T
know that oils, emulants, deoderants, etc. will entice bees to attack.
They JUST DON'T KNOW.  In cases where possibly ignorant people are coming
to observe hives, it is up to the beekeeper to inform and educate
beforehand so as to prevent unhappy incidents like the one in question.
That was a scheduled visit.  It was the beekeeper's responsibility to
inform the visitors of the do's and don't's.  Sorry, but as an educator,
I find the fault to be the beekeeper, and really he was just not
knowledgable enough to inform his visitors of what they needed to do to
ensure their safety.   MIKE    [log in to unmask]
 
On Thu, 22 Jun 1995, Hugo Thone wrote:
 
> Mike High writes :
>
> >It is good that the idiot got lit up.Anyone that stupid
> >deserves it.The down side is all the negitive press >we'll hear about "killer"
> bees
>
>
> Why would someone wearing gel in his hair be an idiot ?
> IMHO the beekeeper that keeps such aggressive bees is
> much more an idiot.
>
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