Peggy <mgtmeehan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> expounded:
>Hi,
>I am hoping that someone will be able to help me out. I have looked
>for local beekeepers, and there are none in my local phone book. Just
>yesterday, my husband disturbed some beesm and got stung several
>times. They were in and on his clothing. He was weed-whacking near
>some overgrown landscaping. I sprayed the ones that came in the house
>with him. They lloked like honey bees to me, but I am not, nor ever
>have been a bee-keeper. When I went outside to see them, I observed
>that they were still swarming around the disturbed area, and it looked
>like there sere hundreds of them. I live within an hour of Albany,
>NY, and would like some beekeeper to have them, but do not know where
>to find one. I left a message with the Cooperative Extension, but no
>one is there today. My husband wanted to use a bolwtorch on them, but
>I thought they should be rescued and placed in a beehive. Can anyone
>help??
Peggy, if these bees were on or near the ground I would suspect they
weren't honeybees at all, but yellowjackets, a type of hornet. If
they're smooth, nipped in at the waist, and yellow and black vs. gold
and brown/black with fuzz, then that's what they are. Blast them if
you want. But be careful, things are awfully dry out there, I'd hate
for hubby to burn down more than just a yj nest!
Here's a photo of a yellowjacket http://www.ou.edu/oupd/perxyell.jpg
Here's one of a honeybee
http://entomology.unl.edu/images/beneficials/beeswasps/honeybee.jpg
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Ann
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