On Mon, 2 Sep 1996, Allen Dick wrote: > <snip> > > the following facts: > > > > 1. Honey bees don't bite, they sting. > > They do, in fact, bite. They often will bite my wrists long before > they are sufficiently provoked to sting. > > > > 2. Honey bees are social insects. They work for the good of the > > hive. There are no walk outs, strikes, or pay raises. > > We, of course, have no way whatsoever of knowing that. Pretty > fanciful -- and anthropomorphic to boot. > > > 4. No human has been stung by a Queen > > Well, if you consider Andy to be a human ;) -- as I do -- we all know > that is not true. (Right, Andy?) > > > 5. Honey Bees fly over 55,000 miles to make 1 pound of honey. And A > > worker honey bee makes only 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her > > lifetime (From SueBee Home page: http://www.suebee.com > > Well, maybe the public can believe that, but these are wild guesses > and generalities -- not 'facts'. These guesses are based on > assumptions that are not always true. > > > 9. The queen lays over 1000 eggs a day. > > Not my queens. Some days, yes, many (most) days of the year, no. > > > 10. Swarming bees are least likely to sting because their abdomens > > are distended with honey. > > ...Until they hang around a few days in bad weather, then believers > beware. > > > 11. We are loosing bees and we should consider them to be our > > friends. Do not step on them out of spite. > > I doubt anyone can step on enough bees to make much of a difference, > but, okay -- besides it's hard on your bare feet :( and makes amess > of the rug. > > > 12. Beekeepers don't get Arthritis or Cancer ( I would like to get > > a reference on this one) > > Me too, because this is easily proven false. > > There is quite surely some truth to the beliefs that bee stings are > beneficial in some types of arthritis. Less likely IMO is the less > commonbelief that beekeeping may have some inhibiting effects on some > cancers. > > Just ask any beekeeper how his back is, or if he knows of a > beekeeper who had cancer, and the falacy of this becomes obvious. > > How many beekeepers on this list have arthritis or cancer? > > I have some arthritis. Don't know about cancer... (Hope not). > > Regards > > Allen > > W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper VE6CFK > RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta Canada T0M 1Y0 > Internet:[log in to unmask] & [log in to unmask] > Honey. Bees, & Art <http://www.internode.net/~allend/> > Gee.....I thought this list was about sharing information and helping each other.....not shooting holes in other people's posts......sheesh! Ian Watson [log in to unmask]