jadewolf
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Well, today I think I discovered the ONE and ONLY downside to Hydro Blue...
Went for a sunrise hike in the Eastern Sierra this morning. Was gone for about 3-4 hours. Came back to the trailhead and found my Jeep COVERED in BEES.
You might say that I was bee-sieged.
I looked around--I couldn't bee-lieve my eyes--at the other cars parked nearby. And mine was the only one swarmed with bees. Apparently they have good taste in Jeep colors, though I wish they did not because I have a long standing phobia of bees and wasps.
There was no way I was opening the doors (or the rear hatch to lift my dog into the back) and risk having a whole swarm of bees INSIDE the Jeep.
So, I ended up luring them away by pouring some water on the pavement away from the Jeep. In the desert, that's usually what they're after. And, like a charm, they buzzed off a few minutes later and I was able to throw my pack and my dog into the Jeep and make a beeline back to civilization..
I looked it up when I got back to town. Apparently bees have evolved to gravitate towards blue/purple/ultraviolet light. Their photoreceptors only really process that end of the spectrum. Which explains why they were all over my blue Jeep.
BUT... I thought I'd come share with y'all, bee-cause it might bee important to bee aware of this potential Hydro Blue hazard.
Went for a sunrise hike in the Eastern Sierra this morning. Was gone for about 3-4 hours. Came back to the trailhead and found my Jeep COVERED in BEES.
You might say that I was bee-sieged.
I looked around--I couldn't bee-lieve my eyes--at the other cars parked nearby. And mine was the only one swarmed with bees. Apparently they have good taste in Jeep colors, though I wish they did not because I have a long standing phobia of bees and wasps.
There was no way I was opening the doors (or the rear hatch to lift my dog into the back) and risk having a whole swarm of bees INSIDE the Jeep.
So, I ended up luring them away by pouring some water on the pavement away from the Jeep. In the desert, that's usually what they're after. And, like a charm, they buzzed off a few minutes later and I was able to throw my pack and my dog into the Jeep and make a beeline back to civilization..
I looked it up when I got back to town. Apparently bees have evolved to gravitate towards blue/purple/ultraviolet light. Their photoreceptors only really process that end of the spectrum. Which explains why they were all over my blue Jeep.
BUT... I thought I'd come share with y'all, bee-cause it might bee important to bee aware of this potential Hydro Blue hazard.
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