What are those yellow stuff on my car?

[CRV-Dude]

I was trying to remove this little yellow stuff off my white car, but instead it left a yellow stain. Are these tree sap, tar, bug crap, or something else? I have a couple of these. What can I use to remove the stain?

[CRV-Dude]

No its not egg, its small like mouse poop. What does tree sap look like?

[ieatflux]

it didnt leave a stain, just polish the **** out of it, it should go away.

[Maximo Park]

Those are bee droppings. This is from the LA Times:

Susan Cobey, a research associate at the UC Davis bee laboratory, said it is not pollen but bee poop -- or more politely, digested pollen.

"The bees mix the pollen with a little bit of honey and put it in a basket on their legs, so it is in there pretty securely and doesn't fall out," Cobey said.

However, bees follow certain regular flight lines, so parking your car under one of these high traffic bee routes can make for a big mess from bees dropping their waste, which they do more often at certain times of the year, particularly in the spring.

The bee droppings are acidic, but Cobey isn't sure how they affect car paint. She finds that if she wets down her car and lets it set, the bee droppings dissolve and can be washed away.

[ApriliaGuy]

Originally Posted by Maximo Park

... She finds that if she wets down her car and lets it set, the bee droppings dissolve and can be washed away.

Yeah....I pre-soak 'em on the hood by laying a large wet car wash towel on the hood while I wash the rest of the car....then I come back as rewash the "spots."

Will