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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Zweefer on April 30, 2014, 08:52:00 pm
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Came home to find this witing for me :)
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Right On! Now the next time I see that, I want it to be full of proplis! did you get gloves as well?
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Good for you Z! Miss Jen, you mean something like the photo below? Those are my second pair in two years. My new Meyers arrive tomorrow for 2014. Those will retire to cut outs only. :P
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Thanks Jen. No gloves. VERY tight budget this year... have to make do with some other pair for now, if I decide to wear any at all...
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I don't usually, but sometimes the girls are pissier than others, then I use gloves.
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hehe yep! I dont usually put my veil up until I get head butted a couple times.. then it goes up, gloves stay off till I count to three stings.. then they go on too.
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hehe yep! I dont usually put my veil up until I get head butted a couple times.. then it goes up, gloves stay off till I count to three stings.. then they go on too.
I don't think I'll be that brave to start... :)
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Stings are good for the soul Zweef! But even this old soul can only take so many..
I actually have a fear of NOT getting stung.. I prefer a sting or three at least once a month. From what I understand, handling bee stuff, dealing with bees all the time, but never getting stung can actually make allergic reactions worse...
I've been stung 30 - 40 times in one go and survived it.. got sick about 3 AM and threw up, felt fine after that.. no breathing problems, no swelling or itching.. I would like to keep it that way.. besides I have to try Jens leave the elbow sticking out trick to see if it will help the pain. :P
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I have no fear of getting stung.. it's just where!
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Zweefer- ""I have no fear of getting stung.. it's just where!""
Then all's you have to worry about is making sure that your fly is zipped and the bottoms of you jeans are tapped. The rest doesn't matter ~
:laugh:
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:o :D I was thinking more along the lines of my face, but you do make a good point Jen ;D
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Scott- ''besides I have to try Jens leave the elbow sticking out trick to see if it will help the pain''
a sting on the elbow 'Has To Help The Pain!' The components in bee venom is like taking 50 IBProfen. The sting itself helps the adrenal glands kick out your own cortizone. But the venom itself is a VERY strong anti-inflamitory ~
my soap box for the day :)
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Yeah Zweef.. DONT wear shorts.. wife still giggles about that one... >:(
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When I first got my bees I often wore a short sleeved shirt. And jeans of course. But as they grew into two deeps they got a little more defensive.
One day while doing an inspection I had my veil on but no gloves. I'd also forgot the smoker. Right off the bat the girls were in a snot. I'd took maybe a dozen stings on the hands when I accendently smashed one on the back of my hand.
At that time it was like machine gun fire. It was impossible to count. I'd guess that I was taking 25 to 50 hits a second. The air was black with bees. Got my gloves on and put them back together.
The next day my hands had no wrinkles. They looked just like doctors gloves blown up. Back was identical to the front.
95% of the time I can work my bees with no protection including the smoker. But every once in a while they'll remind me of why I always suit up.
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I agree Woody! But I get little signs. If I'm checking on something quickly, I can usually tell what mood they are in. I then have no problem getting my bee shirt and gloves on. Like yesterday when I was de-queening my last hive, I was suited up but didn't need to be, they were so calm. But today I got into the hive next it just to put syrup on and three came out right at me. Moody women they are ;) 8)
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Yes I had plenty of warnings that day. I just didn't have enough experience to recognize them.
Maybe I thought they were bluffing. :laugh:
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I have no fear of getting stung.. it's just where!
Once while answering the call of nature in the yard I took 5 yellow jacket stings at the very end of a mans most sensitive place.
Words cannot describe this sensation!
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you have my sympathy Woody!
And how long before your hands were back to normal?
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As I recall it took about 3 days on both accounts.
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:o :o :'(
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The hand and the face are the hardest places to get stung. When I'm with a new client for bee venom therapy we sting first on the upper back, so that the client can continue working with out noticable swelling.