Michael Palmer wrote:
>>  >> breath are not good around bees.
>
> I always hear this, but I find my breath a useful tool.

I recall seeing a TV programme about AHB. The beekeeper opened a hive
while wearing a mask with a pipe of several meters long to remove his
breath away from the hive. The behavior of the bees was all one could
wish for - no aggression, quiet on the frames. He then removed the mask
so that his breath was directed towards the bees, with an almost instant
change in behaviour,bees flying up and many stings.

I don't recall the name  of the programme, but I think it was by a
professor from central/south America, attempting to breed out the
aggresive traits of AHB

John Burgess

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