Jerry Fries wrote:
>
> I dont know about the carbon dioxide and the bees  reaction but I do know
> that a  length of tube of even modest length will not exit all of yopur
> breath. that means you will rebreath your own air over and over and
> suffocate. Keeping carbon dioxide away from Africanized bees may or may not
> be a good idea. Rebreathing your own breath is not. This was on a science
> program?
>
> Jerry Fries
 
I sure am enjoying this thread a lot! It has had me laughing robustly several times. I loved the story the
gentleman wrote about, I think in sci.agriculture.beekeeping, about getting all decked out to catch a swarm,
even with a plastic bag over his head with a tube to breath through. If we could somehow collect all these
stories for a book, I would buy it. Andy would need his own chapter I'm sure! ;>) Who said beekeepers aren't a
a funny lot?
 
I can just see all these beekeepers passing out while inspecting their hives. Just couldn't get enough air
through that darn tubing, starting seeing stars and whammo, down I went! Maybe a space suit would work?
 
-Barry
 
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