In a message dated 97-02-24 19:27:39 EST, Mike Dooley writes:
 
<< However, I've been disappointed not to hear a
 single reference to wearing a beard of bees, which of course is always a
 showstopper. Or is that generally frowned upon? >>
 
Mike - I just went to the Florida State Fair last week where they did "bee
beards" twice a day.  Most impressive.
 
Now, for all you lady beekeepers out there.  Have any of YOU ever worn a bee
beard? I've certainly had them crawling all over me at harvest time (I'm
always amazed that they pay me no mind, just think I'm a large pink tree or
something) but never done a bee beard.  It is great fun to work at our little
country fair in Virginia and go into the bee cage and open the hive and show
all the people, especially the children, what goes on in the big white box.
 They think I'm so brave.  Hah!
 
Faith Andrews Bedford
Ivy, VA and Tampa