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Dee,
The following was not my quote. I had quoted Mike's assistant only to ask if an insect repellent of any sort could lessen the attack of overly defensive bees.
>>Waldemar:
>>...and watch the cloud of angry bees crash against the
closed window in their attempt to skin you alive.
In my [by-stander] opinion, you discount too much the reported increase in overly defensive bees in the south-west. You may not see it yourself since you say you select for gentleness. It's good to be a realist but it's best not to trivialize the potential danger - one day your own life may be in danger.
My [limited] experience with overmedicated European bees has been that they are typically gutless, weak, and generally seem disoriented - NOT overly defensive.
>>Sure you don't need to go to a field beekeeping school on
how to be around honeybees so you don't get them so mad?
I am not sure if this is an insult or an innocent question... :) I'll take it as a question. Since this experience was not my own, I'll keep on believing that my beekeeping skills are moderately adequate though... since my bees don't seem to get very mad... ;-)
Waldemar
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