> Africanized bees can live in cavities of > just about any size, be they curbside > meter boxes, attics, even in empty flowerpots, > but they need to nest in the protection > of a cavity. And they can also live in non cavity areas and just build themselves a cover of propolis - the so called 'Krantz bee' the name given to african bees that build nests on ledges in cliffs is notorius for stinging power. African bees can quite easily nest in the open. > control agencies will handle calls about > swarms, and emergency personal are being > trained to deal with stinging incidents. > Private pest control companies will do the > actual removing of swarms. Some poeple will be getting very rich. Clever agencies!! > Although they might seem like natives, > honeybees were taken from Asia to > Europe ages ago, and then to the Americas in > the mid 17th century. Sounds a bit wrong to me. Honeybees from asia were taken to europe in the period between the 70's to the late eighties and thus varroa was spread. Honeybees have been in europe for many hundreds of thousands of years, as they have been in africa. > discouraged, to increase pollination. "Bees > and people can coexist," he said. In Zimbabwe it is legal I believe to keep bees in Harare (their capital city). These bees are very definitely AHB's and will roast anybody who lifts a hive lid - but people adapt and keep bees. They work hives at dusk and dark and if bees sting some one it is a fact of life and you run away. People adapt. > Africanized bees: Defend up to half a mile. > TIME BEES TAKE TO ANGER > European bees: 19 seconds > Africanized bees: 3 seconds > OTHER COMMON BEES And that depends a lot on how much honey they have and how hot it is. If they have a lot of honey, they may just give some one a few stings for being near bye to move you away. Hence people that farm with scut's will often try to rob the bees regularily. Just thought I would correct those few mistakes in the original text. Keep well Garth --- Garth Cambray Kamdini Apiaries 15 Park Road Apis melifera capensis Grahamstown 800mm annual precipitation 6139 Eastern Cape South Africa Phone 27-0461-311663 3rd year Biochemistry/Microbiology Rhodes University Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this post in no way reflect those of Rhodes University.