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Offline neillsayers

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sting potency?
« on: April 04, 2017, 05:35:59 pm »
Ran into a thread on "another site", in which the idea that some strains of honey bees have a more potent, painful sting. My understanding is that the venom of a bee's sting gets more potent with age but I have never heard of a strain of bees with a more painful sting. I know certain places on the body hurt more but this is news to me. Those of us with more experience please weigh in?
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Re: sting potency?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2017, 06:26:32 pm »
They all hurt the same to me! ;D :D :D
"another site"?  :P C:-) C:-) >:(
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Re: sting potency?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2017, 09:00:27 pm »
Yep! All stings hurt!  ;)

However, when I sting myself for arthritis, I can sure tell the sting of a young bee more than an old bee. Much more wallup with a young bee. I think they can drill that stinger in better too  :D
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Re: sting potency?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2017, 10:16:52 pm »
I was taught in Honey Bee biology that the venom is at peak potency when the worker is 18-21 days old. That is also when they shift into guard duty.

Yeah, the "other site", sorry Perry didn't mean to seem disloyal.  :\'(
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Re: sting potency?
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2017, 06:38:57 am »
Quote from: neillsayers on April 04, 2017, 10:16:52 pm
I was taught in Honey Bee biology that the venom is at peak potency when the worker is 18-21 days old. That is also when they shift into guard duty.

Yeah, the "other site", sorry Perry didn't mean to seem disloyal.  :\'(

Just pullin your leg Neil. Even I have a peek from time to time, I have some friends on other sites. ;) :D :D
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Re: sting potency?
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2017, 12:28:30 pm »
I learn stuff about bees all over the place. But this site is my home base  ;D 8) check in everyday.
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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2017, 04:20:37 pm »
Ditto Jen
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