Hi Charles et al:

I have been using a gas powered weed eater for the past three years, a 
replacement for an antique scythe which I like better but needs more energy 
than  I now possess. Neither tool bothers my bees at all. On the other hand 
they go berserk when I use a long handled scissor type grass trimmer. I 
imagine the totally silent ( to me ) hand shear makes a high pitched sound 
that they take exception to.


Best regards,

Donald Aitken 

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