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Africanized Bees Found in the Deep South
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:32 pm
Be warned. AL.com
Beekeepers in Barbour County collected a feral swarm of Africanized honeybees, a hybrid variety that is more aggressive than bees normally found in Alabama, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries said.
The ADAI noted some key differences between Africanized and European honeybees.
Africanized bees:
Are more defensive and may respond in greater numbers when disturbed.
May swarm more frequently and nest in a wider variety of locations, including utility boxes, debris piles and underground cavities.
May pursue perceived threats farther than European honeybees, up to a mile in some cases.
Beekeepers in Barbour County collected a feral swarm of Africanized honeybees, a hybrid variety that is more aggressive than bees normally found in Alabama, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries said.
The ADAI noted some key differences between Africanized and European honeybees.
Africanized bees:
Are more defensive and may respond in greater numbers when disturbed.
May swarm more frequently and nest in a wider variety of locations, including utility boxes, debris piles and underground cavities.
May pursue perceived threats farther than European honeybees, up to a mile in some cases.
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Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:33 pm to RaginCajunz
:thatsbait.gif:
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:34 pm to RaginCajunz
Always so loud and aggressive. Even their damn bees. 
This post was edited on 7/1/25 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:35 pm to RaginCajunz
They've been in Texas for a while. Not surprising they finally made it further north.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:35 pm to RaginCajunz
They’ve been in Texas and Louisiana for years. They’re something to be mindful about, but Africanized bees aren’t the doomsday scenario we were once led to believe.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:36 pm to Ghost of Colby
quote:
They’ve been in Texas and Louisiana for years. They’re something to be mindful about, but Africanized bees aren’t the doomsday scenario we were once led to believe.
I have been very disappointed at killer bees' lack of terror and the overall lack of quicksand in my adult years.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:37 pm to RaginCajunz
I been hearing about these things since I was in grade school in the 80s
We should all be dead by now.
We should all be dead by now.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:38 pm to RaginCajunz
quote:
Africanized
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:41 pm to RaginCajunz
quote:
I have been very disappointed at killer bees' lack of terror and the overall lack of quicksand in my adult years.
And not once have I had to prepare for an incoming atomic bomb. All that practice in grade school for nothing.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:41 pm to RaginCajunz
Don’t disrespect Africanized bees.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:43 pm to RaginCajunz
You know damned well that kween don't be tippin' when the drones bring her nectar.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:46 pm to RaginCajunz
quote:
Africanized Bees Found in the Deep South
Well with all the African folks in the Deep South, why is this a big deal?
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:46 pm to RaginCajunz
Do they back in to the hive?
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:48 pm to TheHarahanian
quote:especially their queens
Don’t disrespect Africanized bees.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:48 pm to Cheese Grits
quote:
Well with all the African folks in the Deep South, why is this a big deal?
I'm trying to keep this conversation focused on the hyper aggressive swarms of insects (and maybe quicksand)
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:48 pm to RaginCajunz
quote:Diversity makes all Honeybees stronger.
The ADAI noted some key differences between Africanized and European honeybees.
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:48 pm to RaginCajunz
quote:
Africanized Bees Found in the Deep South
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:49 pm to RaginCajunz
africanized b's
It's true
It's true
This post was edited on 7/1/25 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:49 pm to RaginCajunz
weren't they supposed to get here 20 years ago
Posted on 7/1/25 at 1:51 pm to RaginCajunz
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(and maybe quicksand)
I am a card carrying member of the "More Quicksand In Our Public Parks" since thew 1950's. Are you anti quicksand in public places?
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