Do you think it is wrong for humans to interfere in the political affairs of Queen Bees? Why?

Question

Canadian Mounties chase rebel bees after hive coup d'etat:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/070726/oddities/canada_bees_police

Answer 1

Well yes, I most certainly do. This may be one of the reasons for the mysterious disappearance of the honey bee population throughout North America and abroad.

Answer 2

First bees are not political, they've simply evolved into a strict socialistic system for survival.

Second, the article describes a typical Honeybee swarm. Apparently Nova Scotians [sp] are not to familiar with normal Honeybee behavior.
The natural way for bees to expand their territory is when a colony becomes overcrowded they swarm, with the old Queen,,,,After she has left the hive a new Queen is hatched & raised, if everything works out well.

When the bees swarm they are simply looking for a new home and are "NOT" aggressive.

An experienced beekeeper can easily catch and contain a swarm, if the bees eventually land not to high off the ground.
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Answer 3

Absolutely it's wrong!! It makes me sick that humans beings even today still have that "imperialistic mentality" that we can do whatever the hell we want to others, in this case animals, just because we're the dominant species on this planet.

Answer 4

would you try my honey?
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