Pretty awesome. A friend emailed this to me just the other day.

google BBQ Bees

a friend of mine is a bee keeper, I sent the link and asked her opinion and this is what I received:

"I would guess this picture may have had approximately 15000 to 20000 honeybees (one large hive in the summertime will have approximately 70000 bees - I currently only have two hives). If this picture was taken on Vancouver Island.... I may have put on a veil and dropped them into a bee box. I often don't even use gloves or a veil with my own bees, bare hands work best. Our local honeybees are so docile that you can put your hand right into the middle of their hive without them stinging you. That being said I have been stung a few times, mostly by hurrying and being careless - such as squishing one by accident. It is a weird sensation with them crawling on your hands and fanning (flapping their wings really fast). It is probably many people's first reaction to kill them - and if it had been wasps or hornets I may have considered to do the same (I prefer fire and water - I won't touch pesticides or herbicides). If this picture was taken in Africa where bees are a bit more aggressive I would have probably used full gear to try to hive them. A hive like that may have fetched that guy about $100.00 and that would be calling in a beekeeper to come and get them - probably would have bought him some really nice meat for that BBQ. Honestly, I have yet to hive a swarm like that - I would love the opportunity to try. Not to mention - that guy missed out on some amazing honey....."

and I would NEVER eat anything cooked on that BBQ after this event!

I'm pretty sure it's Australia, lawman.

Australia? Really? I'd be interested to know the person that leaves their BBQ alone long enough for bees to build a hive that well advanced. Seriously.

:lol: musta been some drongo from down south, eh mate? Cold winter, too much of a sook to barbecue in the snow. Whaddayarekkon, eh?

Must be a bunch of wusses then. I have shoveled a foot of snow from the deck so that I could BBQ -- real BBQ, not grilling.

Well it doesn't look like southern foliage in the back yard there mate. ;) I'd be guessing somewhere north of Victoria, coastal and rarely frost bitten.

They could have been away on vacation or business.
They might have been busy working for a living.
They may not like BBQing.
They may be vegetarians and have less reason to bother with it.
There are a million reasons not to use the grille for long periods of time.

Yes Bruce, all of those things could be true, but really, it was a light hearted discussion and I'm pretty sure Zen realised that. :)

I answered your question... seriously.

I think what Ali is driving at is that it is just so gay to have a BBQ and not use it.
I bet even Sheldon would agree. He could have a gay-off with the BBQ owner and still lose.

That makes them different from people that only use their boats, skis, chainsaws or camping gear a few times a year?

These are Aussies, man. Their standards are a little different than ours. ;)

Standards? What are those?

a conspicuous object (as a banner) formerly carried at the top of a pole and used to mark a rallying point especially in battle or to serve as an emblem