tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post286624916186784928..comments2023-12-29T06:36:34.291-08:00Comments on Insects Galore!: Oh The Horror African Bee Apis mellifera scutellataBrittaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542979428164812662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-84136738178859025892013-11-06T03:26:20.557-08:002013-11-06T03:26:20.557-08:00So you call them evil... I call you soft :o) What ...So you call them evil... I call you soft :o) What you forget is for us here in Africa, they are called our common honey bee. These little guys are very productive in producing honey and like most otherthings in Africa they are tough! If they have honey, they will defend it by sending out up to 5 times more workers to defend it if under threat compared to the European honey bee... Bar that they are actually not that much more aggressive. The sting carries the same amount and strength of poison as the European honey bee. We treat them the same way you treat a European honey bee but unlike in Europe we don't go prancing about with just a net over our head... We wear the whole kit - net, overall, boots & gloves! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com