This two stage puzzle cache will take you to a less traveled side of the hill. You will experience wide panoramic views of City while hunting for the cache. The rolling hills provide the perfect environment for spring and summer flowers and of course, bees!!!
To solve this mystery, you will need to do some research to find the "HIVE" (Waypoint#1) coordinates. Then you will have to think like a honey bee to find the hidden ammo can (The "Nectar" if you will).
Step #1 - You will need to answer the following questions to locate the "HIVE":
A. The World's top honey producing nation:
China (A=5)
U.S.A (A=4)
Canada (A=7)
India (A=8)
B. Killer bees were first introduced to the Americas in this year:
1901 (B=9)
1925 (B=1)
1957 (B=8)
1943 (B=7)
C. A bee's stinger is barbed and pumps venom into your skin causing pain and swelling. This over-the-counter medication will reduce the discomfort.
benadryl (C=9)
peptol bismol (C=8)
gaviscon (C=6)
preparation H (C=9)
D. Bee Venom Therapy is thought to be an effective treatment for:
tendonitis (D=5)
multiple sclerosis (D=3)
arthritis (D=4)
all of the above (D=9)
E. A word to describe the excessive fear of bee's or bee stings.
amiphobia (E=5)
melissophobia (E=6)
abeophobia (E=8)
aniphobia (E=2)
F. According to the Schmidt Sting Pain Index, a Sweat Bee causes this level of pain:
2.0 (F=3)
3.0 (F=2)
1.0 (F=1)
4.0 (F=0)
G. A bee keeper can also be called an:
abeoculturalist (G=7)
amiculturalist (G=9)
apiculturist (G=6)
aniculturaiist (G=3)
H. Spelling Bee - The correct spelling of the term used to describe the science of insects:
entumology (H=9)
entomology (H=3)
entimology (H=1)
entamology (H=7)
Now, use this key to decipher the "Hive's" coordinates:
N51 0A.BCD
W114 0E.FGH
WAIT! YOU ARE NOT QUITE DONE YET....
Step#2 - Now for the Final clue:
While at the hive, you notice a happy honey bee doing a strange dance. The dancing bee seems to be turning and 'waggling' along the same path in a repeatable cycle. You immediately realize that this bee is trying communicate something to you...but what? hmmmmm.
After more observation, you notice that the bee 'waggles' for exactly 0.266 seconds per cycle. Even more intriguing is the waggling follows a vector equivalent to 277 degrees! The bee must know that you are a geocacher because the orientation of the waggle dance is true north.
The bee buzzes away and you are left standing with all the information you need to find the final - you just need to put it all together.
Good Luck!
Feel free to send me an email if you need a 'poke' in the right direction.
