I have wild
bees in my area, and for several years, every Spring, I have one or two visitors on my porch just when the weather begins to get warm.
I found this out while having tea with ( raw
honey of
course!
Local of course!) Honey. This was 4 years ago.
The bee fell into my cup of warm tea, and thankfully rescued the little guy. Once he dried off, I gave him a small amount of tea (green) in a cap, so it wouldn't drown.
It was obviously thirsty! And since green tea has caffeine, he was flying on a caffeine buzz!
I thought I would put about a half a
tsp of the local, raw, unprocessed honey, in another cap. A friend was made!
In the fall, more bees came for honey, and within about 40 minutes, I had all of his buddies, and my daughter woul not let me outside!
I learned that garlic repels bees, so, for my daughters sake, I sprinkled garlic powder all around the porch, and it was only after 2 years that a bee returned.
It could not have been from the original hive, so question:
Do bees have a genetic memory that is passed from generation to generation?
This bee was so friendly and walked all over my hands and face! So I gave it a little refreshment. I think I accidentally frightened it away, because it flew to close to a lit cigarette...and I do hope it returns.
Thoughts?
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