Curtis Spacek wrote:
> This may be of interest to people on the list.My latest bee suit was
> purchased from the local army surplus store.Jungle green pattern
> camo.Made of rip-stop material,loose comfortable fit,and all under
> $20.00.The interesting thing about this bee suit is the bee can't see
> me.
The ONLY person I ever noticed suggesting this idea of blending in was a
Buckeye, Arizona beekeeper who was quoted in a newspaper article. He said
that he often wore darker beesuits when working bees by artificial light at
night. Sounds reasonable, based on the bee eye on/off method of seeing
through separate facets. In other words, less contrast with the background,
less bothered bees.
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John F. Edwards
Biological Lab. Technician
"Feral Bee Tracker and AHB Identifier"
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center
2000 E. Allen Road
Tucson, Arizona 85719
Office: 520-670-6380, ext.110
Fax: 520-670-6493
Geog. location:
32.27495 N
110.9402 W
Lab webpages:
http://198.22.133.109/http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/home/edwards/index.htmlhttp://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/home/edwards/jephotos.htm
