One can be around bumble bees all their lives and believe that these critters are not aggressive. Find a nest. Stick your finger in it and be prepared for a long sprint. I used to own a ranch in Oregon, near Prineville on the Crooked River. Come to think of it maybe your bees are pretty mild. They grow some strange crops in that area.
Bruce z5 MI
[Bruce Hansen] -----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Lon J. Rombough
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 3:23 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] bumble bee as pollinator
I've been around bumblebees all my life here. I even find it useful to plant borage to encourage them in the garden as they pollinate beans and peas to give better set. Guess the species here are just less aggressive. Of course I used to keep bees, so stinging insects don't bother me that much.
-Lon Rombough
From: "Bruce Hansen" <brucehansen@acd.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:06:36 -0400
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [NAFEX] bumble bee as pollinator
Ah! Life must be easy in Oregon. I know a bumble bee and I suspect you have never bothered a nest. Sweat bees (underground) are also aggressive but usually if I run fast they give up in a few yards. Although, when watering some new trees last summer I disturbed a nest (flooded), a few of them kept up the chase for 30 or so yards.
Bruce
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