Do bees attack black?
I used to think it was an old wives tale (my apologies to any elderly ladies with spouses).
Then I mowed my yard wearing black barbecue gloves one year and caught over a hundred stings. I already suspected they had become hot, so I was wearing protective gear. My gloves took all of the hits:
When I used my GoPro to record 3Reds and I looking for the queen in a hive, the bees were all over the black camera. The hard plastic was too tough for stingers, but you could hear constant clicking, and it was difficult to see 3Reds and I.
And finally, 3Reds and I were inspecting a hive earlier this week and the black stylus end of my pen got attacked:
I pulled 6 stingers out of it and had to shoo the bees off the pen before climbing into the truck.
I keep the stylus handy in case I want to use my cellphone camera to take a picture.
I'm thinking about keeping a black patch somewhere safe on my bee suit to keep the bees preoccupied while I do inspections, etc.
