Bees ate my lunch
posted by Paul
We joined some friends for a picnic lunch at Hartenberg wine farm this afternoon. Hartenberg serves a picnic lunch each day, spoiling guests with a plate full of cheeses, snoek pate, bread, salad, fruit and so on.
Unfortunately today we were plagued by bees. Hundreds of these tiny warriors joined us for lunch on the lawn and buzzed around menacingly in an attempt to get at the food and the bottle of grape juice on our table. We eventually abandoned our meal and retired to the wine-tasting room after baby Jett was stung on his baby thumb. :(
It seems as though the estate has had trouble with these bees for a while now, and management seem to be at their wits' end, not knowing what to do about the situation. It is still worth visiting the farm for a meal; but if you do, ask the manager about the bees, and if they're still a problem request to be seated at the upper section of the premises, away from the bees' hungry eyes. :)
Click through to our CTDP Extras blog for a few more photos of the bee infestation.
6 Comments:
That would be unnerving!
Oh dear, I'm tempted to fill this comment with terrible puns!
I hope you have a beeautiful 2009!
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Whew! I must say I'm glad I wasn't there, and I'm glad you got away from them.
Annoying, but made for an excellent photo! Happy 2009!
Why doesn't the guy just "feed" the bees?
@bitingmidge and @Saretta - Thanks so much, best wishes for you also.
@lynette - Thanks, that's a very cool wish for 2009. "fragile planet" and "cessation of wars" - let's hope. Best wishes to you also.
@abraxas - They said they've done this. Apparently they posted huge containers of honey at the edges of the lawn, but to no avail... the bees seem to be after anything food-related, not only sweet things. Water, salad, even my piece of chicken. Apparently they're not the normal "Honey Bees".
Incidentally, I love your occupation description on your blogger profile.
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