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Unless you're an entomologist or a beekeeper, bees typically inspire one thing: fear.
除非你是昆蟲學者或養蜂人，否則一提到蜜蜂，映入腦中的首先可能是可怕。
But most bees are non-aggressive, and only sting when provoked.
但是，大多數的蜜蜂并不具備攻擊性，而蜜蜂蜇人是萬不得而為之！
In fact, once you get beyond the stinger, bees are pretty fascinating.
事實上，一旦你跨越了蜜蜂蜇人這道屏障，你會發現它們有著令人著迷的魔力。
For example, honeybees are great builders.
比如蜜蜂是偉大的建筑師。
Beehive construction begins with finding a suitable site.
蜂巢建造首先從尋覓合適的搭建處開始。
Scout bees seek hollow spaces in trees and human-made structures.
偵察蜂在樹木和人造結構尋找中空的空間。
Such spaces must be able to hold at least six and a half gallons, and have a small entrance that faces south for warmth.
這樣的空間須得至少6.5加侖的空間，而且入口面朝溫暖的南方。
Once they've found the perfect spot, the scouts prepare the site by clearing away loose wood or other rubbish and coat the space with a dried tree resin called propolis.
一旦找到絕佳的建造蜂巢點，偵察蜂會做好準備工作：清理掉松動的木材或其它雜物，在表層涂上被稱為蜂膠的干樹脂。
