On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Vivian Donahue wrote:

> Its my understanding that like our honeybees, bumblebees while
> extremely easygoing in the field, are very aggressive in defending
> their hive.  A friend had a hive settle in his beeyard in some empty
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Remember, also, that we are dealing with multiple species.  Here in
Washington State alone we have about seven species that are commonly
found.  These separate species vary quite a bit as to colony size and
aggressiveness.

Cheers,
Dave Pehling
Extension Analyst
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