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    Aggressive black bees?

    After carefully taking out the nest's major structural canes, I then clamped a cane sticking through the nest, but when I pulled at it with my 25' extending pole (designed for putting up and taking down Christmas lights on gutters), the cane snapped away. So I tried hooking it out, but it...
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    Aggressive black bees?

    Finally got a visual on the nest: Hopefully tomorrow they'll meet their doom.
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    Aggressive black bees?

    Apologies for the poor cameraphone focus, but this is what I found and felt between my knuckles: If they like fruit, that would explain why they chose my raspberry patch. It's so dense that, unless I can find a beekeeper's suit, I'll just have to wait until after the harvest to rip out the...
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    Aggressive black bees?

    So, one thing I was able to catch was this: Regarding the stingers, I am sure it left something sharp in my finger through my work glove. No reactions or anything, thank goodness.
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