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Originally Posted by Silvergirl
That is awful mac. Was this a recent thing? I've always been afraid of bees, my fear has gotten less as I get older, but to think we've got killer bees nearby isn't very comforting. I'm not sure of the real story behind how they came to uh be?
p.s. norseman, those pictures were fantastic. |
It happened near Silver City, NM, early August 2010
This winter a Canadian friend turned up bringing us a leaflet which, I think, she'd picked up in the Tonto National Forest area warning about these 'Africanized' bees in AZ (where we were in winter)
The bees that attacked us were very small but incredibly aggressive. I rang the local forest ranger station to warn them about the high risk of attack but they weren't interested - wouldn't put up a warning notice. All there would be for other hikers was a note at the trailhead that I left on a tree warning about the bees.
Their aggression was totally unexpected and it's very scary how they'll attack without provocation. Prior to that we worked on the basis that if you don't provoke 'em you'll be fine. Not so. And you can wander into their territory without knowing and risk being attacked.
If you have any concerns any time, give bee swarms the widest berth possible I'd suggest.
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