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« on: May 08, 2012, 06:10:41 EDT » |
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The last few days, I have seen a lot of them in my yard. First time I have seen that many in years.
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10EC
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« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2012, 06:48:35 EDT » |
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The last few days, I have seen a lot of them in my yard. First time I have seen that many in years.
Depends. Is your yard mostly clover? ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/dielaughing.gif)
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Black Diamond Vol
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« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2012, 06:55:03 EDT » |
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I suggest you adopt a honey badger. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2012, 07:21:23 EDT » |
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Nope, they're still declining at alarming rates and it's still bad news for agricultural interests. But the mild winter and warm spring have helped populations rebound a little this year, thus they're showing up in greater numbers, and earlier.
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2012, 08:58:38 EDT » |
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My husband raises honey bees. They are a sensitive lot. We have lost hives to moths and foul brood. I think everyone should have a hive or two in their back yard. We just harvested 5 gallons of honey last weekend.
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2012, 09:18:08 EDT » |
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My husband raises honey bees. They are a sensitive lot. We have lost hives to moths and foul brood. I think everyone should have a hive or two in their back yard. We just harvested 5 gallons of honey last weekend.
The yard Nazis would have a coronary if I had honey bee hives in my back yard!!
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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2012, 09:19:01 EDT » |
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I think everyone should have a hive or two in their back yard.
My 9 year old little girl would love that; my 16 year old boy would be scared to leave the house.
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2012, 09:33:02 EDT » |
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Nope, they're still declining at alarming rates and it's still bad news for agricultural interests. But the mild winter and warm spring have helped populations rebound a little this year, thus they're showing up in greater numbers, and earlier.
It is my experience that yellow jackets, unfortunately, are not declining at alarming rates. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/doh.gif)
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2012, 09:48:17 EDT » |
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My 9 year old little girl would love that; my 16 year old boy would be scared to leave the house.
My 12 year old stepson loves it - has a bee suit and works with his dad. My 15 year old stepson doesn't go near them. In 5 years I have never been stung...I can't say the same for my dogs. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2012, 10:20:56 EDT » |
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The yard Nazis would have a coronary if I had honey bee hives in my back yard!!
Why? Honey bees are relatively docile unless you mess with their hive - my dogs like to eat the comb and they tried to turn a hive over once...they steer clear of that corner now. Our neighborhood has the best gardens around ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/1cool.gif)
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« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2012, 10:26:00 EDT » |
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It is my experience that yellow jackets, unfortunately, are not declining at alarming rates. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/doh.gif) Ain't that the truth? I have quite a few fruit trees and that encourages yellow jacket infestations. On years when fruit crops are bountiful, I usually have to gas four or five nests in my yard. It seems like I stumble into at least one nest every year. A few years ago I found the first nest on July 4th weekend. As warm as this spring has been I dread seeing how early they'll show up this year. If there's anything that hurts like a few yellow jacket stings, I've yet to experience it and don't want to.
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« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2012, 11:39:27 EDT » |
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Why? Honey bees are relatively docile unless you mess with their hive - my dogs like to eat the comb and they tried to turn a hive over once...they steer clear of that corner now. Our neighborhood has the best gardens around ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/1cool.gif) My dog got stung on the ear once. He has floppy ears anyway, and that thing swelled up to the thickness of a pork chop. He went around for the next two days with his head tilted to the right because the ear on that side was that much heavier. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/1laugh.gif)
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« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2012, 07:06:44 EDT » |
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a couple years ago my sons dog got stung on the upper lip area. She swoll up huge and all I could think of was the sinister grin that The Jker had from Batman. It was funny but I felt bad for her and gave her benidryle and she was fine.
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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2012, 08:07:50 EDT » |
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a couple years ago my sons dog got stung on the upper lip area. She swoll up huge and all I could think of was the sinister grin that The Jker had from Batman. It was funny but I felt bad for her and gave her benidryle and she was fine.
When I was a teenager, I worked at a service station and one day was sitting outside drinking a Mt Dew waiting for a customer to drive in for gas. I took a swig of the Mt Dew and a Yellow jacket had crawled in it. Sucker stung me on the tongue before I could spit him out. Talk about pain. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/wow.gif)
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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2012, 09:16:37 EDT » |
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When I was a teenager, I worked at a service station and one day was sitting outside drinking a Mt Dew waiting for a customer to drive in for gas. I took a swig of the Mt Dew and a Yellow jacket had crawled in it. Sucker stung me on the tongue before I could spit him out. Talk about pain. ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/wow.gif) Ouch! ![](https://volstothewall.com/board/Smileys/default/wow.gif)
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« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2012, 11:07:28 EDT » |
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A few years ago I found the first nest on July 4th weekend. As warm as this spring has been I dread seeing how early they'll show up this year.
Found my first yellow jacket nest today...in May. Crazy early. It's gonna be a long summer of mowing.
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« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2012, 07:53:40 EDT » |
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My father has two bee hives in Knoxville and loves it. I hope they don't keep declining, that could be bad.
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