I've seen people say that smoke repels bees, but why then, when I smoke a cigarette, do I always find bees flying around me? Every time I smoke a cigarette I always have at LEAST one or two bees hovering around me, and when I blow the smoke out they seem to fly towards it.
2006-12-28 04:58:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
iam sorry but i don't believe that. when i smoke the flies and bees stay away from me.
2006-12-28 05:00:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I looked this up because its happening to me. Unfortunately I am a chain smoker. All summer I have been in the backyard with neighbors and everyone has noticed bees flying up to me. I been constantly dodging them. I noticed when by myself they come hovering like they are searching for the source of the smoke to the point where I said I'm going to look this up, days ago. Now its getting colder and bees are rare but, one nearly followed me back to the house as I was smoking on my stoop. I am almost certain they are attracted to cigarette smoke. It may not be a known fact but its a common sense call for me at this point.
2014-09-24 04:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Pro Se 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i just witnessed this first hand. i thought it was strange.... A bee was flying around in front of me as i was finishing my cigarette. It seemed to want to fly towards the nearly expired butt. I held it out and much to my surprise, the bee made an effort to remain in the second hand smoke stream from the cigarette. I held it out until the bee seemed to have it's fill of marinating in the smoke, at which point it landed on a blade of grass... i think the bee wanted to catch a buzz....that's some odd behavior
2014-02-09 08:23:18 · answer #3 · answered by James 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The fact that the bees seem to fly towards you is probably due to the fact that they are confused....dazed even.
Bee-keepers use smoke to confuse and pacify the bees long enough for the bee-keepers to take the honey.
I would think, that while you're blowing smoke on them, they will at least not sting you, however I wouldn't test that by say swatting at them or anything.
2006-12-28 07:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by TexasChick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this is an old post, but I had to chime in. I have been attacked by wasps twice when outside smoking. Both times they went for my ear! The first time I got stung multiple times before I could even react, the second time, I jumped around, it landed on my head but didn't sting me. Bees also always come around when I smoke. So I don't buy the classic explanation!
2014-07-17 13:59:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quit smoking and you may stop having this problem.
Also, don't wear colors that attract bees.
2006-12-28 06:12:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Maybe it's because the bees are, much like you, addicted to nicotine and want to suck, suck, suck on your cigarette just like you do, and are jealous that you can suck on it and they can't, because they're too small and they would need really tiny cigarettes to be able to suck on.
2006-12-29 15:48:13 · answer #7 · answered by DustInCarroll 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
actually, its mosquitoes that are repelled by smoke. My friends in the army blow smoke on themselves at night to keep the mosquitoes from biting them
2006-12-28 05:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may actually be sweet scent on your hair
2006-12-28 05:07:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋