Allen Dick wrote:
>   Unanticipated things can happen to provoke bees and
> they are not always discriminating or predictable in the chosen targets of their
> defensive behaviour -- or the extent of their reaction.
>
> It is very hard to generalize with any certainty, but potential incidents are
> foreseeable to some extent, as are the consequences.  Where the consequences are
> more likely and more severe, more caution is prudent.

A couple of those unaticipated things are scent- if the dogs were
treated with some sort of flea or tick pesticide and the odor triggered
agressive behavior-, or a nocturnal visit by a skunk.

Some years back there were some interesting posts on bees, odor and
horses and I am sure they are in the archives.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME