>                                   Africanized bees can live in cavities of
> just about any size, be they curbside
>                              meter boxes, attics, even in empty flowerpots,
> but they need to nest in the protection
>                              of a cavity.
 
And they can also live in non cavity areas and just build themselves
a cover of propolis - the so called 'Krantz bee' the name given to
african bees that build nests on ledges in cliffs is notorius for
stinging power. African bees can quite easily nest in the open.
 
>                              control agencies will handle calls about
> swarms, and emergency personal are being
>                              trained to deal with stinging incidents.
> Private pest control companies will do the
>                              actual removing of swarms.
 
Some poeple will be getting very rich. Clever agencies!!
 
 
>                                   Although they might seem like natives,
> honeybees were taken from Asia to
>                              Europe ages ago, and then to the Americas in
> the mid 17th century.
 
Sounds a bit wrong to me. Honeybees from asia were taken to europe in
the period between the 70's to the late eighties and thus varroa was
spread. Honeybees have been in europe for many hundreds of thousands
of years, as they have been in africa.
 
 
>                              discouraged, to increase pollination. "Bees
> and people can coexist," he said.
 
In Zimbabwe it is legal I believe to keep bees in Harare (their
capital city). These bees are very definitely AHB's and will roast
anybody who lifts a hive lid - but people adapt and keep bees. They
work hives at dusk and dark and if bees sting some one it is a fact
of life and you run away.  People adapt.
 
>                                   Africanized bees: Defend up to half a mile.
>                                   TIME BEES TAKE TO ANGER
>                                   European bees: 19 seconds
>                                   Africanized bees: 3 seconds
>                                   OTHER COMMON BEES
 
 
And that depends a lot on how much honey they have and how hot it is.
If they have a lot of honey, they may just give some one a few stings
for being near bye to move you away. Hence people that farm with
scut's will often try to rob the bees regularily.
 
Just thought I would correct those few mistakes in the original text.
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
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