[RVRC] Bee swarm danger in Piscataway

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On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Marvin Bronstein <marvbrons at verizon.net>wrote:

>       Advisory: Area of West 7th & Walnut . Use caution large swarm of
> bees flying around. Use Caution.
>
>       From Piscataway PD,
>
>       Area of West 7th & Walnut Use caution large swarm of bees flying
> around. If you live in area stay in doors and keep windows closed. If you
> are driving through area please keep windows up and A/C off. The Swarm
> should disband on its own.
>

If these are indeed honey bees, they normally can't sting when they have
just swarmed. Why?

Part of the swarming process is to gorge themselves of hive resources
(pollen/honey) which makes it extremely difficult to physically impossible
to sting.

I have helped collect a swarm myself, it's fun!

-aps