At 12:00 AM 3/5/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Date:    Tue, 4 Mar 2003 18:25:01 -0500
>From:    Denise Hubler <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Possum pest?
>
>Hi fellow beekeepers,
>   In the recent past I've alluded to the fact that I think I may have a
>problem with a possum in my bee yard.

..

>    Any thouhts on this  from you all with more experience?

Two years ago, I had a possum molesting my hives in the same way.  It was
late at night and I was startled seeing her over by a hive.  Possums being
what they are, she was still there when I went in my house and got my gun.
(I live outside of town, in the county, and although i think it may be
against neighborhood covenants to fire my gun, it's not against county
law).  As she had a dirt embankment behind her, I was able to cleanly
dispatch her with my .22.  In my case, she had been pregnant and about to
give birth to little ones.

I wondered whether the hive was attractive because she was pregnant, or if,
in fact, some possums just like to molest hives.

I tried researching about possum problems with apiaries, and couldn't find
anything. But I know my own experience and it has sometimes been mentioned
in my bee talks.
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