NOTE: this
is from my
notes from the
meeting. I did
my best to
transcribe
them, any
errors are
courtesy of me,
not Skip Still
the WebWitch
is from my
notes from the
meeting. I did
my best to
transcribe
them, any
errors are
courtesy of me,
not Skip Still
the WebWitch
a DNA study of bears in the southeast revealed the following bear
population numbers (approximate)
state mountains coast
South carolina 900 225
north carolina 4,000 7,000
georgia 1,200 800
tennessee 1,250
The population of bears is rising, more people-bear encounters are
happening. There have been only 3 people killed by bears in the eastern
us since the early 1900s, 2 in tennessee and 1 in new york state. but don't
take chances.
population numbers (approximate)
state mountains coast
South carolina 900 225
north carolina 4,000 7,000
georgia 1,200 800
tennessee 1,250
The population of bears is rising, more people-bear encounters are
happening. There have been only 3 people killed by bears in the eastern
us since the early 1900s, 2 in tennessee and 1 in new york state. but don't
take chances.
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| BEARS and Bees |
Skip Still, DNR
Black Bears and Bees
to PCBA on 10 January 2008
If you have bees and live in Pickens, Greenville, Oconee, Anderson, or
Spartanburg Counties, you need an electric fence.
Black bears claim a range, males - 17.2 square miles
females - 6.3 square miles - size can vary by region
Bears eat anything and everything. if you don't want bears, don't leave
anything edible outside:
1. bring in your birdfeeders every night
2. don't leave pet food outside
3. don't leave your trash outside or on the porch where the bears can smell it
4. don't feed the bears - believe it or not, some people are trying to attract
them. please don't be one of them.
Black Bears and Bees
to PCBA on 10 January 2008
If you have bees and live in Pickens, Greenville, Oconee, Anderson, or
Spartanburg Counties, you need an electric fence.
Black bears claim a range, males - 17.2 square miles
females - 6.3 square miles - size can vary by region
Bears eat anything and everything. if you don't want bears, don't leave
anything edible outside:
1. bring in your birdfeeders every night
2. don't leave pet food outside
3. don't leave your trash outside or on the porch where the bears can smell it
4. don't feed the bears - believe it or not, some people are trying to attract
them. please don't be one of them.
| finish your fence quickly and keep it on. Once the bears get through the fence and know about your bees, they say it is almost impossible to keep them out again. One of our club members tells how the bears around his place watched him putting up the fence and moving the bees inside. The bears are even coming into towns - pickens had one or two, so be aware they are out there. the Webwitch |
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MAAREC has a good pamphlet
on Bears and Bees (I can't seem
to make this page link, if you
cut/paste the address in the box
to your browser, it will take you
there. ????):
https://agdev.anr.udel.edu/ma
arec/wp-content/uploads/2010/
03/bearsBees.pdf
on Bears and Bees (I can't seem
to make this page link, if you
cut/paste the address in the box
to your browser, it will take you
there. ????):
https://agdev.anr.udel.edu/ma
arec/wp-content/uploads/2010/
03/bearsBees.pdf