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
Bees are surprisingly passive. I frequently garden with them flying all over my plants and as long as I don’t literally grab one or step on one, I don’t get stung. They suit also provides some protection. A bee’s stinger isn’t very long and doesn’t have much penetrating power. Most long-term bee keepers will also say that they don’t really feel the stings after awhile.
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