- Joined
- Dec 4, 2018
- Messages
- 159
- Reaction score
- 136
Seems the humm of bees is identical in pitch to the Anafi. Has this been an issue?
Last edited:
Anafi is the queen bee ?
- Thread starter AaronB
- Start date
dashSolo
Well-known member
Yes. We have a hive in an out building and the bees go nuts. I could see them at 400ft while snapping pictures. There are usually at least four splats on the body when I land. None have hit the lens yet.
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2018
- Messages
- 159
- Reaction score
- 136
Hopefully these "No Fly Zone" stickers will prevent unnecessary deaths ?
Dirk_ANAFI
Well-known member
I now hold the dubious honour of joining the club of 'Bee evisceraters'.
I could see them swarming the Anafi, so I brought it down and approached with caution - I was convinced they were going to attack me when I collected the Anafi, caked with their guts. Don't Bees have some kind of pheromone they release when they are harmed to warn/agitate nearby bees?
Got a heck of a clean-up job ahead of me now...
I could see them swarming the Anafi, so I brought it down and approached with caution - I was convinced they were going to attack me when I collected the Anafi, caked with their guts. Don't Bees have some kind of pheromone they release when they are harmed to warn/agitate nearby bees?
Got a heck of a clean-up job ahead of me now...
Rocky the FS
Well-known member
ICK! Yes, bees do that and the pheromone is a lot stronger when they are being sliced and diced!
apixelpilot
Active member
Yep, my understanding is that they are attracted to the sound. It's a nightmare, there were bee abdomens stuffed in all the nooks and crannies. I doubt there's much that can be done about it either. Flying out in the country just got more interesting...
Apparently, the pheromone they release is primarily when they sting, as it marks the threat/target for the other drones to join the attack - though I expect they also release them when they perceive a threat or attack.
Fortunately for me, none of the surrounding bees seemed affected by all the bloodshed caused by my Anafi, and they ignored me as I collected it.
Apparently, the pheromone they release is primarily when they sting, as it marks the threat/target for the other drones to join the attack - though I expect they also release them when they perceive a threat or attack.
Fortunately for me, none of the surrounding bees seemed affected by all the bloodshed caused by my Anafi, and they ignored me as I collected it.
Last edited:
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2018
- Messages
- 159
- Reaction score
- 136
If you are flying close to a bee hive, then this is quite probable. If the encounter is out in the open then it is more likely to be a bee swarm. From the video I have captured it looked like the bees were following the Anafi but not attacking.
Mine is attracting some large Birds of Prey... Just yesterday I had to use sport mode to get away from one... by an inch 
Thanev
Well-known member
Encountered what I thought was an error with my camera sensor,as anomalies were appearing quite frequently on a flight at about 200'AGL.Turned out to be a large number of bees tracking the Anafi and throwing themselves(?) at it whenever I went into a hover.The legs were covered in bug guts and chunks,as well as some parts of the main body and one side of the camera body.Took a while with warm wet rags to clean up the mess.Really threw me when I realized the bees seemed to be following the Anafi...it MUST have something to do with the frequency created by the motors/blades.
Dirk_ANAFI
Well-known member
On my flight today Anafi had to fight with a swarm of bees.
Result: Won, but very dirty. After 1h I had it clean again.
Result: Won, but very dirty. After 1h I had it clean again.
blacksheep pilot
Member
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2021
- Messages
- 7
- Reaction score
- 0
