Unsolved MysteriesBees And Their Keepers

摘要

Through the years, I have spent, a remarkable amount of time, thinking about beekeepers - not just their bees. Without people keeping bees, I would have had no career within the university system. Obviously, I have always wanted a good crop of beekeepers. I still do.What is it about a person who brings (drives, forces, teases, or maybe pushes) them to the craft of beekeeping? I have never figured it out. It's not due to any effort put forth by the bees. Indeed, I sense that bees really don't care for us, nor do theyappreciate all the expense and devotion that beekeepers allocate to them. Not a bit. We love them, but they do not love us back. Even worse, they have never pretended to love us or appreciate us. The bees did not, "lead us on." Our beekeeper/bee love relationship has always been one-sided. If we can be objective for just a moment - step away and look at our association from afar - it can only be described as weird. Yes, we are weird about bees. In essence, it could be said that we stalk our bees.