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  • From: Alwyn Smith <alwyn.smith AT gmail.com>
  • To: John Nicholson <jlnicholson AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Bees + Public Swimming Pools = Bad PR
  • Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:06:54 -0400

John,
You may find this link useful from USDA for dealing with bees at
swimming pools.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/docs.htm?docid=11067&page=7

Alwyn

On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:43 PM, John Nicholson <jlnicholson AT gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear OCBA Beekeepers:
>
> I am a novice beekeeper and member of the Heritage Hills swimming pool in
> Southern Orange County. Over the past few days, the bees have taken over the
> swimming pool with over 10 people being stung in a single day! People are
> getting very frustrated, resorting to bringing Raid to the pool, setting up
> traps full of dead bees and killing any bee in sight.
>
> As a beekeeper, I try to explain that the bees won't sting unless threatened
> but when you are dealing with mostly kids (and frantic Moms), good luck with
> that message. I wanted to solicit any advice you may have and ask that
> anyone keeping bees close to the Heritage Hills neighborhood please check on
> your hives and make sure they have plenty of water close by. Is the Google
> Map still active? I would be happy to reach out to any beekeepers close by
> who may have missed this post.
>
> I fear that this is bad PR for bees and beekeepers and appreciate any ideas
> to mitigate the situation as soon as possible.
>
> Thanks,
> John
>
>
>
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