Chandigarh: Day after, experts blame gusty winds for honeybee attack
The tree on which the beehive was damaged on Thursday due to gusty winds adjoins a traffic police booth near the light point, Sector 17-18.
The damaged beehive on a broken tree branch at Sector 17-18 light point Although Thursday’s honeybee attack on Ludhiana siblings at Press light point in Sector 17/18 was an isolated incident, the possibility of such attacks increases in windy weather, say experts. Reason: gusty winds damage beehives, agitating the bees.
“Honeybees collect maximum honey during spring between March and April. During summer, they are very defensive about their collected honey because there is less availability of flora in this season. Gusty and fast winds damage beehives these days. It naturally agitates the bees. The bee attack in this season is an isolated incident but the possibility of more such attacks cannot be ruled out due to fast winds. Honeybees usually attack human beings in defence or when these are disturbed,” said Dr Neelima Kumar, a professor at Zoology Department, Panjab University, who researches on honeybees.
Share
