NOTE: I MADE NUMBERING ERROR IN PAST TWO OR THREE EPISODES
CALLED THEM 602 AND 603…..SHOULD HAVE BEEN 648 ABD 649
EPSODE 650 BEES GET ANGRY….ANDREW MAKES QUICK ESCAPE….7 stings result
alan skeoch
Oct. 3, 2022
“Dad, I have to move the bees to a winter home on south side of the barn.
This could be difficult. Stay clear..”
“Why move them?”
“Last year something got the bees in the bee yard. If they are
close by, I can keep an eye of them. Skunks like bees as do mice”
“So much honey in here that I cannot lift it. I will have to separate
the hive. Could be trouble.”
“Andrew, what made you run? That cost is supposed to be bee proof.”
“Seven bees managed to find a hole. Followed the seams until they got
through to my bare legs.”
“Did the bees get you, Andrew?”
“They did.”
“How many?”
“Seven. They managed to get through the pants in spite of the protective overalls. Seemed to follow the seams
of the costume.. Smart little creatures.”
“Stings must hurt?”
“Not too bad. Just lower legs. Much worse if they get my face or neck. “
“What if they all got you. Say a thousand bees.”
“We would have to call 911 if there was time.”
“Why didn’t they attack me. I was taking pictures.”
“The bees seemed to know you were not going to disturb them.”
“They look mad right now.”
“They are. You better run. That’s what I am going to do as I can feel
those few bees that got through my bee proof uniform.”””Run!”
Andrew ran across the bridge . I ran…walked slowly…down the side of the pond.
No bees followed me. Only one lone bee checked me out and I pushed it away.
The bees knew. Heroic of me, I must admit. Do bees know more than we realize
In that tiny little brain.?
Andrew got loads of honey this year. More than his extended family can eat. And he left lots for the bees to eat
over the winter.