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This idea is based on something that my parents did when they were younger. They needed to transport a beehive from one house to another (in England) and being strapped for cash, they stuck it in the back of the (small) car with them.
As well as being a (dubious) way of getting bees from A to...
This could be used to protect cars. You have to admit that it would be a pretty big deterrent.
The only downside, you'd have to wear protective clothing and drive a smoke filled car.
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madradish, did they do it at night, when the bees were asleep? |
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Volkswagen BEEtle
Any model BEE MW |
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Keep a peacock for protection. |
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waugs, you are being BEE-ing silly |
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You might want a bouquet in the front seat for the queen and attendants in the back seat. |
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[pfp] I don't think so. That would be much too sensible for them. They also took a set of cast iron cookware on a plane in their hand luggage to transport it to a new house (because at the time hand luggage wasn't subject to weight restrictions). Heredity is a terrible thing. |
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I dunno. We can't drive our car with one eensy teensy spider in it (we have to stop and search every inch to make sure it is not lurking under my wife's seat). Somehow I don't think a carful of bees is going to go down very well. |
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Just imagine the little yellow warning signs on those cars: Bees on Board. |
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray? |
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Here’s a real Pauper’s Alarm, also based on something my parents used to do with their cars. Install a switch on the dashboard, cunningly disguised to look like the originals, which directs ignition current into the horn. Thus the engine is immobilised, and if someone tries to hotwire the car without flicking the switch the horn sounds in one long continuous blast. It must be pretty easy to do since my Dad is not really a practical person. |
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UB - fortunately I have a strong handbag ;) |
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I like your idea of a paupers' air conditioner. Bees may be more useful than we previously thought... |
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Anyone seen that Eddie Izzard routine? "Help, help, I'm covered in BEES..." |
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The bees should be kept under the hood of the car--not in the back seat. Awww, nevermind. No one wants a bee in their bonnet... |
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Sounds like a good way to transport drugs. |
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"Sir do you have any objection to my searching your car" |
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"OK, what's in that box?" |
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"10,000 Africanized honey bees. Wanna look?" |
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