Reply #22: The danger posed by "killer" bees has been greatly exaggerated.

[Odin2005]

I hate using the term "Killer Bees," it just reinforces the media-driven panic, they should be simply called African honey bees. As long as you don't provoke the hive you are fine, the main difference between African and European honey bees (The US has no native honey bees) is that African bees are more agressive WHEN PROVOKED into attacking an perceived threat to the hive. If you don't mess with them they wont mess with you, just like with any other honey bee.