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I also now spend an inordinate amount of time reading about bees, talking about bees, and
watching videos/talks about bees lol. It?s just a part of life lol.
It is likely an Aussie 'thing' and so not addressed in that article where
on discovering you "have bees" friends, okay, "acquaintances", look
quizzically upon you almost as though you suddenly grew a lobobtic
lump of huge proportions..!
It may have a connection with that lady's description as an evil venomous
organism (paraphrased) where your sanity is suddenly now in question
on discovering you 'play' with such things. "Honey comes in a bottle,
don't it, why the heck would you want to go there..!!?"
Something so engrained in my psyche I would rarely mention bees outside
of those interested. I certainly do not discuss Apis or Tets at dinners....
....heh
Bill