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Date: | Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:25:54 -0400 |
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I witnessed some odd behavior today. I'd just finished tending my hives and was pulling my veil off some distance away, when I noticed a guard bee "warning" me in my face. I backed away a bit, and she re-directed over toward my smoker, which probably had some honey on it. She hovered for a moment over the smoker, which was still very much lit, then dived straight into the smoke spout! I sat there thinking about this, wondering for a moment if she might reappear. Nope.
The smoker was quite hot. I can only wonder what would cause a bee to do this. Sugars in the smoke? Confusion? Any other guesses?
Regards,
Todd.
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