THATS IT!!
I have been LOOKING for those bees!!!
I had a hive in a tree in a park this spring that HAD to be removed. People were getting stung TWO BLOCKS away.. (town blocks not city)
I got stung multiple times walking over to look.. put my suit on, and walked over to the tree... bees were thick on my veil.. and THAT is what they looked like, just as black as can be. Some had a single stripe, but most all of them were like that.. MEANEST bees I have ever had to deal with.. it took me a half hour after I walked back to the truck to actually get back into my truck...
It was mid may, flow was strong, temps were mild.. so no idea why they were so angry... they died,, unfortunately... hole in tree got filled and covered...
a couple weeks later I got another call to a farm house.. they killed the couples dog, and both residents got stung multiple times.. they had taken up residence in the eve over the porch.. Same scenario, MEAN, nasty little things.. I pulled the soffit down and they BOILED out.. I use an ultra breeze, and its the first time I have ever been stung through it. I TRIED to cut them out.. they had six combs bright and fresh... On the third sting throught he suit I had enough, i couldnt SEE what I was doing.. Fired the vac up and just went haywire sucking them in... When all was said and done, I found the queen in the mess, and she was just as black as the rest of the bees with yellow tints where her legs and wings joined her body.. Absolutely STUNNING to look at.. but I have no tolerance for bees that mean...
SO... you all think these are just carnies gone bad? I have carniolan, and new world carniolan.. the carniolan are black, but they are striped black, not solid black like THAT bee in the picture... BOTH of these hives looked like this... I have not had a call for bees like this again, and until now have not found any information on them..
Thank you for the pics and posting this dprater!