A Beautiful Welcome Gift From God.

Driving from the South to the North took us 2 days. We had to time our route so as not to get ourselves caught in the unrest in Bangkok if there were any.

Something interesting happened and you will never believe it! By the time we reached Chiang Mai, we were dead tired. We stayed at GardenView Hotel in Chiang Mai. When I opened the door to my room, I saw something spectacular hanging outside the window. As I went closer, I realised it was a colony for the Himalayan bee, (Apis Dorsata is the largest honey bee species in the world), clinging on to the window.

The sight was breathtaking! Not many can have the opportunity to view this species so up close. Api dorsata are very aggressive when disturbed. The size of a worker bee is about the size of your pinky.

I really could not believe my eyes! It was as if God is speaking my lingo and welcoming me with such a special gift. Indeed a gift from God!

I could not resist. I had to open up the window, (8th floor), to get a better, clearer picture for my collections. It was indeed a priced photo.

One interesting behaviour about this species is that every afternoon, they would leave the nest in a swarm and to defecate. During the Vietnam war, American soldiers who were on their tour of duty experienced it and initially thought it was a chemical warfare deployed by the Viet Cong. It was known as “The Yellow Rain”.

I had the honor to see them up close and personal.