Bees Don't Sting Me!

by Jequita
(Texas Plains, USA)

I live on the Texas plains. I noticed a severe drop in honey bees and bumblebees when they began using pesticides that do not begin to work until the spring rains when plants and weeds begin to grow and goes through a chemical reaction.

People are also fearful of the Africanized bee, so they call exterminators!

Oddly, there is something in my system, a pheromone maybe that compels the bees to follow me, crawl into my hair but with no stings!

My beekeeper was amazed at how I could shoo bees from under his netting because he was being stung. I had no protection, the smoker tip was broken, everyone, and dogs were stung; but me, they were covering me as though I was part of the hive.

I wonder if my "biology" has an answer. I have also come up with a more efficient hive, but I am unsure how to market it?

Thanks for your time.
Kindest Regards, Jequita (bee lover)

~ ~ ~ ~ Jan’s Reply ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jequita, what a fascinating story and thank you for sending it in to share with us. You are certainly a rare breed if you are not stung by bees!

For those of us who are not as fortunate as you, you may like to read First Aid for Bee Stings.

And we would love to know more about the more efficient bee hive you have invented, this sounds very exciting and interesting indeed. Why not write in again to tell us a little more about this, I can certainly help you market it.

Warm Regards
Jan