Tom and others,
Out of curiosity, is anyone aware of folks "wearing" bee beards consisting of
Africanized honey bees?  Would their behaviour be similarly docile as what Tom has
described, i.e., "never receiving a sting over the years".  Thanks.
Lawrence

Tom Elliott wrote:

> (Snip)
> I have done half a dozen of so "bee beards" over the years.  I have never
> received a sting as a result of the beard.  Once someone helping mashed as bee
> on my finger, and I got stung, but never from the beard.  If you think about the
> status of a homeless cluster, you will realize the likelihood of a sting is
> small.