Is there any reason apart from that to be afraid of bees?

Jun 30, 2019
3:15:54pm

ByuImaginesDragons All-American

Other than stinging (which honeybees will avoid doing if possible since it kills them) why would an otherwise small flying insect instill fear in people?

Report problem with this ad

ByuImaginesDragons

Previous username: Byu Badger
Bio page: ByuImaginesDragons
Joined: Sep 18, 2001
Last login: Jun 8, 2022
Total posts: 35,487 (181 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

Sad Day - the swarm I rescued last week had been sprayed with pesticides

Acorn

6/29/19 1:26pm

A bee stung me on my bike ride this morning, I

The Pope

6/29/19 2:00pm

Oh that sucks!

antiyewt

6/29/19 2:48pm

Maybe because they are allergic to them?

Cougar TD

6/29/19 2:57pm

That's a rare thing

Dissenter

6/30/19 7:30am

I'm allergic

Cougar TD

6/30/19 8:42am

I don't fear them... But I am allergic

Cougar TD

6/30/19 8:42am

Me too. I swell up like a blimp every time

Acorn

6/30/19 9:30am

Is there any reason apart from that to be afraid of bees?

ByuImaginesDragons

6/30/19 3:15pm

Same reason people are afraid of itsy bitsy 🕷️

Cougar TD

6/30/19 4:05pm

They bite 😂

ByuImaginesDragons

7/2/19 9:11pm

We have caught 8 swarms this year, started with only one that survived

Acorn

6/29/19 5:28pm

How does one get into beekeeping? Cost? Time? Effort?

BostonCougar

6/29/19 4:11pm

Going barefoot isn't a great idea because there are bees

Acorn

6/29/19 5:28pm

Sprayed w/ what pesticide? Pesticide is pretty broad term....

jordbyu

6/30/19 7:58pm

No idea. And it is a guess. It was slow acting because they didn't start dying

Posting on CougarBoard