Curtis Spacek wrote: > This may be of interest to people on the list.My latest bee suit was > purchased from the local army surplus store.Jungle green pattern > camo.Made of rip-stop material,loose comfortable fit,and all under > $20.00.The interesting thing about this bee suit is the bee can't see > me. The ONLY person I ever noticed suggesting this idea of blending in was a Buckeye, Arizona beekeeper who was quoted in a newspaper article. He said that he often wore darker beesuits when working bees by artificial light at night. Sounds reasonable, based on the bee eye on/off method of seeing through separate facets. In other words, less contrast with the background, less bothered bees. ----------------------------------------------------------- John F. Edwards Biological Lab. Technician "Feral Bee Tracker and AHB Identifier" Carl Hayden Bee Research Center 2000 E. Allen Road Tucson, Arizona 85719 Office: 520-670-6380, ext.110 Fax: 520-670-6493 Geog. location: 32.27495 N 110.9402 W Lab webpages: http://198.22.133.109/ http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/home/edwards/index.html http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/home/edwards/jephotos.htm