alacat wrote:

> 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".

Bee beards are not part of the South African Culture !!

We can handle Capensis with bare hands, but have never found the need to try suicide
this way.

I love the way one has to cut one's ears off to get the fishing line loose! That's
probably the highlight of the event!

Enjoy doing it guys!

Robert Post