I just saw a video of a woman not wearing any sort of suit or protective clothing moving a whole beehive, and even going as far as scooping up bees with her hands. I always feel like anytime I’m even close to a bee I might get stung. How do they avoid it?
In: Biology
Beekeepers do get stung, but the gentler you are when working with a hive, the less defensive the bees will feel. On the other hand, the more their hive gets jostled, the more likely they are to sting, which makes sense, since a jostled hive might mean a hungry bear. So basically, beekeepers try not to act like a bear that’s coming to wreck the bees’ stuff.
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