Condor Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 News article from Phoenix yesterday has it that a 20 yr old tourist hiker got killed by a swarm of bees in a desert park. Bees were all over the guy when the fireman tried to drag him away and the swarm continued to chase the rescuers. This past winter I was out with Beatup and he chose to abandon a promising target because he heard then saw a bee hive in a rock crevice here in Yuma. Grim business, you just never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughwater Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Appreciate the information. Will give them a wide path except for Killer bee headphones which I really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Steve, did you ever go back to that spot or are you going to leave it for me to try again next winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted May 28, 2016 Author Share Posted May 28, 2016 On 5/27/2016 at 2:08 PM, beatup said: Steve, did you ever go back to that spot or are you going to leave it for me to try again next winter. Hey Brett, I haven't been back there. I'd need someone who runs a lot slower than me to tag along just in case. I'll leave it for you next winter. Dennis did find an 11 gram chunk downstream from that spot. The nugget was tucked into the bedrock back in the sidewall of the wash where it turns to red dirt. Maybe we get a good monsoon season before you get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Good to here there are still some good sized pieces in that draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hard Prospector Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 The average person can out run Africanized bees and studies have shown them to typically break-off the attack after about 100 yards. Each person needs to ask themselves; "If attacked, can I sprint all out this distance?" My neighbor last year had a swarm of Africanized bees attempting to make a hive in his yard shed. He took one of those Black Flag "flea bombs" and pitched it in there .......done. Also a mixture of soapy water sprayed into the air will knock em down and kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Slick Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 That park is about a mile from my house. Really sad, he was out here on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Here is a link: http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/27/us/bee-sting-death/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Bees are solar powered...they do not become active in very cold weather...so hit those spots in the coldest time of winter...not on a warm, sunny day. fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 I had some get after me this winter. There was no more than a dozen bees drinking water at the edge of a small natural pool. They were not flying or swarming at all and I tried to step past them to get up a slickrock slide area. Maybe I stepped on one by accident and he yelled for help because they started lifting off the waterhole and hitting the backs of my legs. Before I could get away from them I got stung 3 or 4 times on the calves. I was wearing shorts naturally. I suffer my share of allergies, but the bees don't seem to bother me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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