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<blockquote data-quote="Wknz" data-source="post: 2170" data-attributes="member: 175"><p>They are pretty persistent. I've had to walk around the house a few times to get rid of one that wouldnt give up.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Those guard bees are persistent. 2 laps of the house and I still had one with me investigating my hood.</p><p></p><p>I think sometimes learners are not told strongly enough about gear. At the course we were handling frames with no gear at times and got the idea bees were quite calm etc. Just dont squash them.</p><p></p><p>Youtube also reinforced this. There is a beek school in USA who has this guy working with bees. He is calm, quiet and works in shorts and short sleeved shirt. A knowledgable guy whom you want to emulate.</p><p></p><p>As such I started walking up and opening the hive for inspections gearless (and clueless looking back) .</p><p></p><p>Thank goodness for a wise head [USER=205]@CHCHPaul[/USER] telling me to gear up as it takes just one epic to be in deep trouble.</p><p></p><p>Maybe a few scary tales should be told at courses. It might scare off those who arent realy commited ... but would probably make better beeks if we were disuaded from the gung-ho ideal of no gear.</p><p></p><p>Having said that I do slip up to the hives and crack the top lid to check feeders or this week drop a box of wets on top without gearing up. A fairly safe job.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all the advice. This forum is a most excellent resource for us newbeeks.</p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wknz, post: 2170, member: 175"] They are pretty persistent. I've had to walk around the house a few times to get rid of one that wouldnt give up. Those guard bees are persistent. 2 laps of the house and I still had one with me investigating my hood. I think sometimes learners are not told strongly enough about gear. At the course we were handling frames with no gear at times and got the idea bees were quite calm etc. Just dont squash them. Youtube also reinforced this. There is a beek school in USA who has this guy working with bees. He is calm, quiet and works in shorts and short sleeved shirt. A knowledgable guy whom you want to emulate. As such I started walking up and opening the hive for inspections gearless (and clueless looking back) . Thank goodness for a wise head [USER=205]@CHCHPaul[/USER] telling me to gear up as it takes just one epic to be in deep trouble. Maybe a few scary tales should be told at courses. It might scare off those who arent realy commited ... but would probably make better beeks if we were disuaded from the gung-ho ideal of no gear. Having said that I do slip up to the hives and crack the top lid to check feeders or this week drop a box of wets on top without gearing up. A fairly safe job. Thanks for all the advice. This forum is a most excellent resource for us newbeeks. . [/QUOTE]
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