> Three answers to Michael Blankenstein's questions, learned from the
> school of hard knocks and lots of reading (I don't know the sources at
> this point).  First, dark colors and rough textures are more likely to
> irk bees than light colors and smooth textures.  A friend of mine new
> to beekeeping had his worst(!) experience working his bees wearing a
> dark plaid flannel shirt.
>
  Like you I don't remember where I read this but...It seems that I read
that dark colors and rough textures are supposed to be indicative of
an animal approach (ie. a foe), whereas light colors and smooth textures
more indicative of plants, friends.