Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 63 Ghost Head Bee

Ghost-headed bee.

It is a common name in Xiaonan area.

As far as Fang Hongan knows, the official scientific name of this bee should be Vespa nigra.

Of course, even knowing its official scientific name, Fang Hongan still prefers to call it the ghost wasp.

because……

The black part on the wasp's back looks like a ghost's head.

At the same time, once stung by this bee, it will cause pain, redness, swelling, and itching...

They are all light.

In serious cases, it can send people directly to the gates of hell.

A few years ago, in Shanmuling Village, an old man was stung to death by a swarm of ghost bees.

Therefore, almost all villagers in this entire mountainous area stay away from the ghost bee.

As a result, most people have become quite fearful of bees over the years.

To be honest, the fact that there are so many wild beehives left in this mountain for Fang Hongan to dig up is largely due to the notorious reputation of the ghost bee.

but……

Given the current situation, Fang Hongan had no intention of thanking this ghost bee.

After shouting for Wang Tong to run to his side, Fang Hongan took out the beehive bag and quickly broke off two wild tree branches to prop open the bag.

When Wang Tong ran over, Fang Hongan raised a tree branch and pounced on the ghost bees chasing him. With one precise move, he collected all the ghost bees into the bee bag.

After making sure that there were no other ghost bees chasing him, Fang Hongan twisted the branch, folded the opening of the bee bag over, then put the branch on the ground, picked up the bee bag and threw it directly into the small pond nearby.

The bee bag will be used to collect bees later and cannot be contaminated with the scent of ghost bees, so you cannot kill these ghost bees directly in the bee bag.

Otherwise, when you collect the bees later, they will be afraid of the scent of the hornet and will not dare to enter the beehive bag.

Throwing it into the water can not only drown these ghost bees, but also wash away the smell of ghost bees.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

After running more than 20 meters away from Fang Hongan, Wang Tong realized that the buzzing sound behind him seemed to have disappeared.

He tilted his head and confirmed that there was no trace of the ghost-headed bee behind him.

He then stopped, gasping for breath, still in shock.

"Too! Too scary! Brother!"

"I am……"

Wang Tong breathed a sigh of relief and walked to Fang Hongan, sweating profusely. He sat down on a stone and, without Fang Hongan asking, began to speak to him with a miserable look on his face.

It turned out that he had indeed been waiting for Fang Hongan under the big tree early in the morning.

But while waiting, he got bored and started to inquire around.

It was also a coincidence that when he walked to the thatched grass, he heard a buzzing sound behind him.

Wang Tong excitedly thought that there was a beehive behind the thatch, so he walked over excitedly to find out what was going on.

I never thought that it was not a beehive at all, but a ghost beehive.

The thatch was dense and the sky was dark. By the time Wang Tong realized something was wrong, one of his feet had already stepped on the mud dug out from the hive of the ghost bees.

When Wang Tong was a child, he had the tragic experience of being stung by a hornet and having his head turned into a pig's. What's more, there is the ghost wasp, which is even more poisonous and deadly than a hornet.

He was so scared that he ran for his life. Fortunately, the ghost bees were not very active in the morning and there were not many ghost bees chasing him, so he escaped this disaster...

"Remember this lesson for yourself!"

Fang Hongan rolled his eyes at Wang Tong, turned around, picked up a tree branch, walked to the pond, and picked up the beehive bag in the water.

Fang Hongan picked up the bottom of the beehive bag, and as he did so, the ghost bees fell out. After being flooded, they were all dead, floating on the water, with their fangs and claws bared, which still looked a bit creepy.

After rinsing the beehive bag in water, Fang Hongan put it away, turned around, and walked towards the thatched bush where Wang Tong had just run out.

Wang Tong was listening to Fang Hongan's words and reflecting deeply. He glanced up and saw Fang Hongan actually walking over there.

He quickly stood up and prepared to stop Fang Hongan.

"Don't panic! I just want to see where the beehive is!"

Fang Hongan walked into the thatch, carefully pulled aside the dense thatch, searched for a while, and soon saw the figures of several ghost-headed bees.

I followed the flight paths of those ghost bees and searched for them.

As expected, Fang Hongan saw a very abrupt pile of yellow mud.

Although he couldn't see the yellow mud going in, Fang Hongan was completely certain that the hive of this group of devil bees was right behind the pile of yellow mud.

The nesting habits of the hornet are very different from those of the honey bee. It will build its nests in trees and mud holes, places that honey bees would rarely choose.

Also, when building nests in mud holes, they push out large amounts of soil to expand the space of the hive.

This yellow mud is pushed out from the cave by the ghost wasps when they build their nests.

In other words, finding this pile of yellow mud is equivalent to finding the hive of the ghost wasp.

"Brother! What are you doing here? Are you planning to dig up this nest of ghost bees?"

Seeing Fang Hongan finally turn around and walk out, Wang Tong hurried over.

However, after he asked this question, he found it unbelievable and shook his head, thinking that he was just talking nonsense.

But unexpectedly, Fang Hongan nodded seriously: "Yes!"

"I……"

Wang Tong staggered and was almost frightened.

Digging ghost bee...

This is like a birthday star hanging himself because he thinks his life is too long!
"You must be kidding! Brother! This... this is a ghost-headed bee!"

"Let's talk about it later!"

Fang Hongan smiled and did not continue the topic.

When he said he was digging out a beehive, he was not kidding.

Many people don’t know that the ghost bee is actually a carnivorous bee species. Although it also eats pollen and nectar, its staple food is still small insects in the mountains and forests.

Among these small insects, bees make up the vast majority.

The ghost wasp is the natural enemy of the honey bee.

A group of dozens of devil bees can wipe out a medium-sized bee colony in just a few days.

What beekeepers hate to see most is the presence of ghost bees around their breeding sites.

If you want to raise bees in this mountain, cleaning out these beehives is almost inevitable.

However, if you want to dig out the hive of the ghost bee with the equipment you have now, you are really asking for trouble.

"When there's a chance, I'll go to the county town and find some materials to customize a set of bee-proof clothing that can deal with them!"

Fang Hongan secretly made a plan, turned around, picked up the bamboo basket, and patted Wang Tong, who was still a little dazed:
"Let's go! It's already daybreak!"

The two of them went up the mountain one after the other.

After walking for a while on this mountain covered with rocks and thorny moss, we found a ventilated and open place and stopped.

Next, without Fang Hongan needing to continue to command, Wang Tong skillfully took out the bee-attracting water and started to sprinkle it.

About ten minutes later, the familiar buzzing sound echoed in their ears...

(End of this chapter)