Re: Bees are ticked off / any ideas?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "me" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>
>Went out to water my onions this afternoon. Approx 90 degrees.
>Bees were completely covering front of a 3 super hive and flying in
>large numbers all around.
>
>Started hitting me (not stinging) about 60 to 70 feet from the hive. A
>few even came in the house on me.
>
>Hive is almost 1 year old. Did not rob this year. 
>
>Did not get this much action when I put a Crisco patty in about 2
>months ago.
>
>We have a front that is supposed to be here in a couple of days and
>drop the temp down to the 40s & 50s.
>
>Any ideas on what might be causing this?
>

Mark, I just looked at the Texas A&M listing of counties quarantined for the
Africanized Bee.

http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/ENTO/Jun0702a.htm

I am south of you, had the same and worse experience, it was Africanized Bees,
my area (Hays County) it has almost taken all the fun out of keeping bees. 
Call your county agent.
Bob Pursley