sounds like trouble, I work my bees in a t-shirt and shorts. Get gentle bees and you won't get many stings.
newbie stinging question
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NO some are worse than others :lookout:
I always ware a veil unless the girls are in a mood, bees always go for my head and for thoes who say " I have gentel bees" I would bee the only person in a crowd that would get stung
I was stung on the inside of my arm after I squished it by bringing my arm down too quickly.
Move slowly and be gentle. Stings do hurt, they are meant to!
The pain does not last forever and antihistamines do help. My husband insisted on us having Epipens in the house just to be prepared.
The enjoyment of keeping bees far outweighs the the pain of an occasional sting. Have fun.
Cheers!
Move slowly and be gentle. Stings do hurt, they are meant to!
The pain does not last forever and antihistamines do help. My husband insisted on us having Epipens in the house just to be prepared.
The enjoyment of keeping bees far outweighs the the pain of an occasional sting. Have fun.
Cheers!
avalon,I recently did a cut-out....first one I've done in over 15 years. I had all the stuff on and it was hot! the first few times you handle bees(at least for me) I was scared of being stung. but the more you're with them, the more you realize you may not need all that stuff on...do it as you feel comfortable..eventually you may become as comfortable as these people om youtube who work been with nothing! not even a veil!..I doubt I'll ever get to that stage...It's so instinctive to swat something landing on your face.:no:
But I do someday hope to be able to handle them without all the hot clothing.
during the last cutout, I had a pair of white leather gloves on. I remembered from a long time ago that if a bee stung your gloves you could see the stinger and the little pumping blog on the glove....this last time, I didn't see a single stinger stuck in my glove...
but I still don't trust them!
I didn't get a single sting, but bees don't come with 2 inch stingers that'll penetrate my hunting jacket
and duct tape is your friend!:thumbsup:
But I do someday hope to be able to handle them without all the hot clothing.
during the last cutout, I had a pair of white leather gloves on. I remembered from a long time ago that if a bee stung your gloves you could see the stinger and the little pumping blog on the glove....this last time, I didn't see a single stinger stuck in my glove...
but I still don't trust them!
I didn't get a single sting, but bees don't come with 2 inch stingers that'll penetrate my hunting jacket
and duct tape is your friend!:thumbsup:
That's exactly how it feels too.
So far, even though we are newbies to this great hobby, I've noticed when they aren't happy with my presence. I get warnings. I get dive bombs at my head and I know it is time to scat. So far so good, no stings (maybe I shouldn't post that... :scratch
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