On Mon, 24 Mar 1997, David Green wrote:
 
> In a message dated 97-03-24 05:34:25 EST, [log in to unmask] (Steve
> Pearce) writes:
>
> << Yesterday I was mowing my lawn and a few of bees started buzzing around
> and bouncing off my head,
>  which  is differrent from the attack behaviour, where I get zapped before I
> have even seen them.
>
>  I can't remember anyone in the popular literature mentioning this type of
> behaviour
>
>  Any ideas? >>
>
>    It's actually pretty common.  They were telling you that you were in
> "their" territory.  The lawn mower noise and fumes were irritating, and they
> didn't distinguish it from you, your head being the highest point.
>
>    I don't think bees usually "want" to sting; at least it takes a lot higher
> level of provocation.  We see this "bumping" type of warning in the bee yards
> all the time; it's just that, our focus on our work, and the protection of a
> veil, cause us to ignore it.
> -
 Hi Dave and All,
  My bees were landing on me yesterday as I worked out side. Some had
pollen on the and they were not in the stinging mode. I go along with Dave
% 100. We see this landing quite often. If you go to the bee yard you may
see some bees just landing on the tops or hives. I was putting some bottem
boards together yesterday and one would land on it to check out my work.I
have never asked many questions about this behavior. It looks to me as
rest stops and not a problem. When a rain shower would come thru , the
behavior would stop. The bees went back into the hive. But I have seen
some bees caught outside in the early spring , unable to make it back in
time before they were chilled to a level that they could not fly.
 
 Best Regards
 Roy