On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:41:26 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:

I find this a bit hard to believe.
But maybe not.

http://www.boattest.com/Resources/vi...px?NewsID=3576

Just speculating here, it's a lousy picture, but that "hive" looks more
like a swarm. While bees are normally not aggressive when swarming, if
it took flight, there would be enough bees flying around you to give
anyone concern. I might consider swimming rather than dealing with
them.

http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redco...a-pix/2006/06/
BeeSwarm.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swarming_(honey_bee)