tmh8286 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 My dad used to keep bees as a hobby when I was a little kid, and I used to go with him to collect swarming bees like this - never with the time constraints that this guy had, though. Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Titan Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 My dad used to keep bees as a hobby when I was a little kid, and I used to go with him to collect swarming bees like this - never with the time constraints that this guy had, though. Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win Apparently doesn't take quite as much time to kill a swarm of bees as collect one - the end of the video shows this "beekeeper" (more like an exterminator) scooping mounds of dead bees into a garbage bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmh8286 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 I missed the video (but I've watched it now) but did pick up on this line from the article that sounded a little unexpected: "A beekeeper was called to the downtown ballpark and sprayed a chair and a ballgirl's jacket that had attracted the bees." Typically a beekeeper recovering a swarm hits them with smoke, which stuns them, then scrapes the bees into a box or hive. Obviously, they were more interested in eliminating the bees than removing them. After all, they sure didn't want THIS to happen to one of thier fans: Or, the latest in baseball protective attire: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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