At 08:02 AM 01/10/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I started beekeeping this year.  I didn't have problems keeping the grass
>cut around the hives in the beginning.  I would mow early (7AM) and the
>bees didn't mind it.  However, I now have difficulty cutting the grass with
>the now established hives.  I am aware you shouldn't hit the hive with the
>mower.  Does the sound, vibration or smell of the gasoline lawnmower cause
>them to become angry?  What is the best time and method to cut the grass
>around hives?
>
I haven't mowed grass around hives for a long time - using Roundup instead
but I do remember the secret was to walk backward and pull the mower past
the entrance.
 
Eric Abell
Gibbons, Alberta Canada T0A 1N0
Ph/fax (403) 998 3143
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