Apple orchard produced twenty-two tons of Cortland apples

[william]

Nobody could figure out why the abandoned Hendricks apple orchard suddenly bloomed in April 2019. The trees hadn't produced fruit in eleven years. County agriculture office sent two inspectors. They found sixty thousand honeybees working the property - a massive colony that had escaped from Tomás Vega's apiary three miles south.

Tomás had reported the swarm missing in March. He expected them dead. Instead they'd colonized the hollow barn on the Hendricks lot and cross-pollinated every surviving tree. That October, the orchard produced twenty-two tons of Cortland apples. The Hendricks family offered Tomás a permanent lease. He moved his entire operation there the following spring.

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[DEFCON Warning System]

I was afraid of bees for a very long time until I moved to Washington. There, they were all over my property and I had to get used to them.

 

[Friendly Engineer]

I was afraid of bees for a very long time until I moved to Washington. There, they were all over my property and I had to get used to them.

If I was in Washington I'd be more afraid of the bears than the bees

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

If I was in Washington I'd be more afraid of the bears than the bees

The bears generally leave you alone.

I was walking along my driveway to get the mail. Turned a corner and there was a bear. Bear looked at me, I looked at the bear, and we both went in opposite directions! hahaha!

 

[william]

I was afraid of bees for a very long time until I moved to Washington. There, they were all over my property and I had to get used to them.

When I was a kid, I had a bumble bee get inside my t-shirt. Stung me 5 times before my mother could get it out.

 

[NuclearID]

My grandfather swallowed a wasp that got stuck in his soda can. Got stuck in his throat and wasp kept stinging him inside throat. Had to call 911 cause his throat started to swell and was starting to not be able to breath. Needless to say. Ever since then... I only drink bottled or capped drinks. Never canned or drinks that I cannot cover especially outside..... Still erks me to think about it.

 

[Dr Arthur]

I was afraid of bees for a very long time until I moved to Washington. There, they were all over my property and I had to get used to them.

In Washington the state maybe but in Washing DC it would be the politicians you have to watch out for.