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Originally Posted by mkirkpatrick  Absolutely so RP,On rare occasions we are priviliged to witness this synchronous effect
unfold to demonstrate this interconnectivity,two years ago while swimming in the sea
in Turkey,I saw two bees drowning in the water,I had a comb in my shorts,which i took out,placed it under the bees,and lifted them out of the water,I took them to the shore
and gently placed them on the dry ground,after a "wash and brush up" both bees seemed
to take off,fly up to my face level,"look at me for a moment" then flew off.
Now later that day,while out walking with my wife,I stopped to look into a garden,I said to the man weeding there,what a lovely productive garden you have,he smiled,called to his
wife,who brought out a large jar of fresh honey,and handed it to me,Take this he said,
it will sweeten your tea! At once I felt that those two bees,had been in touch???
regards michael. |
You have a way about you, Michael...
Two of my favorite critters are bees and whales and I've heard you subject them both in our brief but eventful acquaintance. Incidentally, you may or not know, hornets are carnivorous and raid bee's colonies - not for the honey, but to kill and eat the bees. Hornets also have a way of circling down a column of sweet air in a stalking pattern for bees, which are often found in and around sweet things. Bee's find sweet things by the same method of the downward following of sensed columns of air. Sometimes your cologne or after shave...
Bee don't want any trouble - the honey gatherers are all female by the way. Hornets on the other hand (are all male) will hit you just for the hell of it; are consequently one of the few critters I'll go out of my way to perish. A person has to be careful when drinking sweet beverages that they don't swallow a bee or hornet, it can kill you on the way down to your stomach - the stings swell up and you can be asphyxiated. Especially by hornets who can hit you indefinitely, whereas a bee has but one sting which is attached to a part of their innards, which they lose - and die for the loss of - when they sting. YOu probly know all this anyway.
On one occasion I was semi lotused solo in the forest. A humming bird landed on my left shoulder and looked me over for about 30 seconds (a long time for a humming bird). Talking eye contact here. Native Americans consider HB's a good omen - they are associated with the presence of 'God'.
Regards
- RP