Re: [pct-l] bees

[Owen <jrowen@ibm.net>]

I think it's the drought.  When it gets really dry, bees and wasps seem
to get much more active and a lot more people get stung.  We ran into it
on the Donut Hole over Labor Day, and we often do when doing trail work
during a hot dry spell.

Ginny

kahley7 wrote:
> 
> Yes!!!!!  I thought it was just my dumb luck.  On a recent overnighter,
> I was stung three times by two different species.  The Bald Eagle Forest
> 
> in central Pa is swarming with what I think are yellowjackets.  Usually
> they
> only get freaked if you step on their nest but this year they are
> everywhere.
> Glad to know it's not just me that they are after! <g>
> 
> Kathy <dseashol@cub.kcnet.org> wrote
>  >Just wondering if anyone's been unusually annoyed by bees on
> >the trail this summer.  <snip>  I hike along the central/northcentral
> PA trails
> >and was just curious if the little flying wonders were
> >making their presence known to others too.
>
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