The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . in light colouredclothes, bees have a rooted objection to anything black, and more sowhen it is rough or fuzzy The odours of such things as camphor,kerosene, turpentine, eucalyptus oil, carbolic acid, lysol, dogs, horses,ants, or meat, on the hands or clothes of the operator, or anywhere nearthe hive, will cause bees to sting. In their attacks on; trespassers (as intheir search of nectar) bees are largely guided by the sense of smell. Theodour of flowers attracts them to the spot where the flowers grow, while thesense of sight locates th
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . in light colouredclothes, bees have a rooted objection to anything black, and more sowhen it is rough or fuzzy The odours of such things as camphor,kerosene, turpentine, eucalyptus oil, carbolic acid, lysol, dogs, horses,ants, or meat, on the hands or clothes of the operator, or anywhere nearthe hive, will cause bees to sting. In their attacks on; trespassers (as intheir search of nectar) bees are largely guided by the sense of smell. Theodour of flowers attracts them to the spot where the flowers grow, while thesense of sight locates the blossom. When approaching a hive one should walk lightly and avoid standingin the line of flight of the bees leaving the hive or returning to it. Beforeopening the hive blow a whiff of smoke from the smoker in at the entrance,and another one or two over the top of the frames as soon as the hive coveris raised sufficiently. When these precautions are taken there need be littlefear of stinging unless the bees are of a vicious strain, in which case the. lo March. 191-.] Orcliard and Cardcji Xotcs. 179 queen should be removed and one from a gentler stock introduced. Thereare. however, occasions when even the best tempered bees will sting moreor less viciously. For instance, when a honey flow has suddenly cea?edand bees have had access to honey other than the nectar in flowers ; orwhen a colonv has become hopelessly queenless, which means that theyhave no queen and no brood to raise one from. The remedy in the firstcase is never to allow bees access to honey outside the hive, and not toopen hives when robber bees are seen hovering round. In the second, givethe queenless colony a comb of Ijrood from another hive, or introduce aqueen. To reduce the effect of a sting to a minimum it sliould be quicklyremoved, when very little of the poison will have entered the sting itself is a sharp-pointed and barbed hollow shaft connectedwith the poison sac in the body of the bee. Wh
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