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  • From: "Saundra Kirven" <skirven AT pharmasset.com>
  • To: <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [ocba] Increased aggression
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:53:17 -0400

Hi all,

 

My two hives are new this year, one of them being more “established” than the other.  But we’re noticing some increased aggression in the bees as the hive grows.  Last week, I opened them to do an inspection, the first in 3 weeks, and tried to go as quickly as I could.  I used the smoker and still got 5 stings.  My husband was mowing the lawn (mid-day) and was about 20-25 feet away from the hives and he got stung on the back of the neck.  We really try to leave them to do their own thing. Perhaps they’re not accustomed to human interaction.  Is this normal?  Should we be interacting with them more?

 

 

Saundra Kirven                                           

Clinical Operations Manager                              

Pharmasset, Inc.                                              

Phone:  (919) 287-4250 x117                             

Fax:      (919) 287-4259                                     

email:  skirven AT pharmasset.com                       

 



 




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