Poor little Guy

[The Honey House]

Well the honey flow is over!
Bees are turning to defense, plus
with the weather today, darn right nasty!
It's hot and very humid here in New Hampshire today.

Frankie, my four year old and I went to see the bees today and we both got nailed. Frankie got one over his right eye and I got 4 in the head. I'm used to them but the little guy isn't. After about a half hour of tears
and screaming and rubbing, he's finally settling down in Mommy's arms. His eye is swelling up, pretty much closed shut.
It's quite red.
I feel bad for the little guy but he's
a tough kid and he'll be fine!
He's playing it up for Mommy, saying
a popcisle and pushpop and rootbeer and Laffy-Taffy will make him feel better and of course, Mommy is going right along!!

Sleeping in the dog house tonight with
a forecast of rain.

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Dave Verville
Fremont, NH USA

[BeeBrave]

I had a similar experiance when I was littler.

How I overcame my fear of bees http://www.beesource.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000734.html

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[BWrangler]

Hello Everyone,

It's amazing how attitudes toward stinging has changed through time. I grew in an agricultural based community out west. My friends and I were always getting stung. It always hurt and I would swell up terribly but somehow that didn't stop us from swatting wasps, jarring bees, etc. Maybe it was a kind of badge of courage for a bunch of bored children. It was certainly a common childhood experience.

Our parents figured we would learn our lesson one of these days and payed little attention to our woes. No fear of dying. No rushing to the hospital. I don't know of a single person who died from a sting. Maybe we just ignorant farm people. After all a bee sting wasn't like getting kicked by a horse or gored by a bull:> )

Now I's a city slicker and everybody is allergic to bees even if they have never been stung! So what's a guy to do?

It might be impossible to persuade the wife that a severe tragedy hasn't occured. But your child's reaction appears normal. Make sure he understands that although he looks quite funny, he won't die and will get back to normal soon.

Regards
Dennis
Also get a good pillow for the couch :> )

[Karl]

Re stings: An old friend who helped me a great deal as a beginning beekeeper once told me that bee stings build character!! I had to agree as he was a very original type of character. Just grin and bear it. The little discomfort of a stimg is small in comparison to the great rewards found in keeping hives.

[ChellesBees]

My father's favorite expression was "you'll never feel it when you get married" implying that it would go away. When I think about all the bumps and bites he used that phrase on, it makes my head spin.
(ever had a sliver removed with a pocket knife?)The more siblings in a family, the less excited parents seem to get when such things happen. By the time a parent gets to the third and subsequent children, there just isn't enough energy left to "sweat the small stuff"
However, if mama's baby boy is uncomfortable-especially if this is a firstborn, just stay out of the way. Baby boys especially learn really fast where mama's soft spots are, and will play them to the max.
My son is 12, and still trys to play that game- I'm no where near as gullible as I used to be, but he still can get me. My 13 year old daughter on the other hand, knows that dad is the one to work if she really wants sympathy. Fortunatly for them, and us, we have learned to check with the spouse if we suspect manipulation.

[steadybrook]

Why don't you breed some less agressive bees!!

[BULLSEYE BILL]

>My father's favorite expression was "you'll never feel it when you get married" implying that it would go away.

Dad's favorite saying is - "It's a long way from the heart", actully that's is his second, his first is "Well if it was up your *** you'd know where it is".

Bill