Journalist worldwide no longer care about the truth.  All they do today is
fill air time or news paper space.  The more sensational the better because
it gets them noticed.
 
The number of people killed by honey bees is very small though I don't know
the exact number.  Most stinging incidents are from wasp, yellow jackets
and bumblebees.  I get calls all the time to remove honey bees then upon
arrival, discover that they are yellow jackets or wasp and the home owner
didn't know the difference. I just returned from one of those calls about
an hour ago. The lady had even been stung.  Other than in the movies I have
heard very few instances of AHB attacks.  The one death I know about was
because a man decided to remove the bees from his house while using no
protection. He received approximately 400 stings for his trouble.
 
Frank & Phronsie Humphrey
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> From: Mike Rowbottom <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: How many people killed by honeybees worldwide?
> Date: Tuesday, August 26, 1997 12:40 PM
>
> In a recent Natural History programme shown on BBC1 TV in the UK a claim
> was made along the lines " tens of thousands of people are killed
> annually by honey bees worldwide".  I find this claim difficult to
> believe.
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>
> Regards,
> --
> Mike Rowbottom
> Harrogate
> North Yorkshire
> UK