Trapped by killer bees in Seminyak Bali

This morning while preparing to leave the house for a bike ride, I was stopped in my tracks by a loud buzzing sound. Even though I had my helmet on I could hear what sounded like the inside of a beehive. Looking at my front door, I saw a swarm of bees had set up camp there, preventing me from leaving!

We’ve all read about killer bees, and the kid who goes camping and kicks a hornet’s nest. No thank you. Braving the swarm, I appraoched with the Baygon spray, zapped them and retreated. It only seemed to jazz them up, and I was thinking I might now get to leave. Remembering that bbq’s are smokey, I put cardboard in a metal pot with a candle in the botton. rushing out and positioning it near the door, I saw the smoke starting to have an effect after about 20 minutes. Twenty minutes and they have taken off! This type of swarm is attracted by the hanging seeds from a palm tree and can hang around for a week or more.