Author Topic: Sting Count... (Read 14130 times)

Jen · « **Reply #20 on:** August 20, 2014, 11:13:35 pm »

Hey Barry, I've taken that many to be sure. Other than swarm season stings which were many, usually it's cause I brush the bee accidently and the stinger is in the way. I feel like I've cheated the bee, she didn't even get to sting me, my skin just took her stinger ~

barry42001 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 20, 2014, 11:41:27 pm »

All in a matter of hours... l lol was feeling lousy for days afterwards, but relatively pain free, itching aside. I cheated no bees that day:)

Jen · « **Reply #22 on:** August 20, 2014, 11:47:25 pm »

I remember Barry, was concerned for you ~

barry42001 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 20, 2014, 11:48:50 pm »

Thank you Jen

Jen · « **Reply #24 on:** August 20, 2014, 11:53:01 pm »

Sure

After I got home from the cut out my friend and I did, I'm sure I took 20+ stings that day. I had to lay down a lot the next day, stay near the bathroom. Fluish ~

barry42001 · « **Reply #25 on:** August 21, 2014, 12:20:45 am »

Lol certainly can appreciate that, different cause right hemicolectomy

Jen · « **Reply #26 on:** August 21, 2014, 12:24:49 am »

Gesundheit ~

"different cause right hemicolectomy ?

barry42001 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 21, 2014, 12:35:15 am »

Lost approximately 2 foot of colon....appendix ruptured

Jen · « **Reply #28 on:** August 21, 2014, 12:37:01 am »

That happened to you?

barry42001 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 21, 2014, 10:10:40 am »

Appendix bust, pertinitis, got septisemia, was a few hours away from no longer being a contributor to this forum. Of course rode my cycle to work the morning after night of worshipping the porcelain goddess, actually came in early for OT, came home early feeling terrible, went to dr who said was stomach virus, but ordered cat scan ( time frame Wednesday night into Thursday, became ill, went to work 4AM home 9AM dr office 1:30 PM. Friday evening my lady and I are on phone I was sooo sick I was telling her ( Bonnie is a RN ) I was seeing stick figures everytime I closed my eyes. She insisted I cal 911 or she would. I did. Was in hospital within 20 minutes, was in surgery withinn 15 minutes of arrival.
Note: doctors office attempted to call me sometime on Friday but was so sick I missed it.

Jen · « **Reply #30 on:** August 21, 2014, 11:56:25 am »

Start a new thread Barry

would like to know more, or should I pm?

barry42001 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 21, 2014, 12:52:22 pm »

Pm please, lol what forum appropriate for this lol

Jen · « **Reply #32 on:** August 21, 2014, 01:04:03 pm »

If you want to repost this on this forum I would go to 'Any and everything'

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #33 on:** August 21, 2014, 06:00:11 pm »

Appendix burst when I was 13.. almost died.. was in the hospital for about two months.. Now, about every 15 to 20 years I have to have surgery to remove the scar tissue that continues to build and blocks my intestines.. TOld the wife after the last one about 5 years ago there was NO WAY I was going to go through that again.. she just glared at me.. "Wanna bet?"
Dang women!

I gave up on counting stings.. My stupidity.... err, Tenacity and dislike for protective gear usually earns me a few "rewards".. Cut outs are always a premier event for stings.. I got a call yesterday to go look at a bee tree.. Big ol tree that got pushed over by the dozer, the hive is in the BOTTOM of the tree, part of it exposed when the stump got pushed out. THinking about trimming and hauling it complete... Try to do a BLUE and set it up correctly and see if it makes the winter. Probably get a few stings during that event as well.

brooksbeefarm · « **Reply #34 on:** August 21, 2014, 06:49:20 pm »

Took off 6 med. supers of honey today, temp. 97F no breeze and in direct sun

. I lost count of stings i've taken in the past 50 yrs.

, but i can add 3 more from today.

Jack

Jen · « **Reply #35 on:** August 21, 2014, 06:55:32 pm »

Scott- "Cut outs are always a premier event for stings..

HeheYeah! no poo poo sherlock!

Hopefully you will have your minion with you for pics that day Scott.'

My bees have been so completely content this last 4 weeks or so, maybe that red hummer food is making them stoned... snort

barry42001 · « **Reply #36 on:** August 21, 2014, 07:29:57 pm »

Valium hummingbird feed for bees lol

Jen · « **Reply #37 on:** August 21, 2014, 08:28:40 pm »

"Valium hummingbird feed for bees lol

on the other hand, it could be all this smoke for the last two months.. that's probably it.

CpnObvious · « **Reply #38 on:** August 25, 2014, 09:30:32 am »

Well... 6&7 yesterday... two in my left ring finger about 3/16" apart. I removed the cover to access the syrup jars to refill them. They weren't happy from that very moment. A few rushed my face. I had already grabbed one of the jars. As I backed away (I don't know what I was thinking) I put the jar from my right to my left hand... Yeah, forgot the jar was covered in bees. I apparently grabbed a couple and they didn't like it.

Strangely, though... I typically see to get some swelling for a few days each time I get stung. Last week's ear incident left me with a rather fat & large ear for 3 days. After getting stung in the finger yesterday, I put some anti-itch, bite & sting cream on the area. I took a single allergy pill about 30 minute later. Didn't have any swelling, any itching. Pills are 1-2 every 4-6 hours. I took one 12 or so hours later. Woke up this morning with a fat, itchy finger. I took another pill this morning.

Not sure why no reaction yesterday. I did have a couple adult beverages, though. Maybe that was it! Alcohol! I found a cure!

Bakersdozen · « **Reply #39 on:** August 25, 2014, 10:14:13 am »

A program on the weather channel caught my eye last night. The show was Would You Survive This? This episode said what to do if attacked by AHB, or as they liked to call them, Killer Bees. It was informative but so misleading. Their so called "experts" kept using the term swarm in regards to AHBs attacking. They also kept using footage of actual swarms for pictures of AHB. This would certainly cause the Average Joe to panic if they encountered a true honey bee swarm. Their recommendation, should you be attacked by Africanized Honey Bees, is to run as far and as fast as you possibly can.

They did have cool footage of a stinger in someone's thumb and it was pumping like a heart beat! It was still pumping venom in! That was something new to me.