First sting of the year!

[Etton]

Clearing some dead bees from a hive entrance and got stung by a guard bee.
I intend to keep count this year of my number of bee stings!
At least I got to Jan 16th without one.
Anyone earlier?

 

[madasafish]

Clearing some dead bees from a hive entrance and got stung by a guard bee.
I intend to keep count this year of my number of bee stings!
At least I got to Jan 16th without one.
Anyone earlier?

Vaping: 11th January. Sting on leg..

Murray McGregor.. January 1st!
https://twitter.com/calluna4u/status/1080085444958801921

 

[Poly Hive]

I think I prefer my record year of 2018.

Never lit the smoker at all and less than 10 stings for the season.



PH

 

[Millet]

I think I prefer my record year of 2018.

Never lit the smoker at all and less than 10 stings for the season.



PH

Roughly the same here and what stings i did take where my own fault.. not wearing wellies and crushing the odd be by mistake..and funny enough i have one very defensive F3 buckfast colony and that never stung me once..

 

[madasafish]

I think I prefer my record year of 2018.

Never lit the smoker at all and less than 10 stings for the season.



PH

only 130 odd stings in 2018# (no gloves and jacket only).. Mainly other people's bees..

( I am now immune to bee venom except in large volumes)

# 220 odd in 2016

I am not a masochist. Really. Truly.

 

[GuyNir]

I am not a masochist. Really. Truly.

Data suggests otherwise

 

[Millet]

only 130 odd stings in 2018# (no gloves and jacket only).. Mainly other people's bees..

( I am now immune to bee venom except in large volumes)

# 220 odd in 2016

I am not a masochist. Really. Truly.

I am not immune to Alcohol but i like it...i am immune to bee stings but dear lord i do not like them.. i avoid stings at all costs..

 

[Into the lions den]

Vaping: 11th January. Sting on leg..

Murray McGregor.. January 1st!
https://twitter.com/calluna4u/status/1080085444958801921

And I was miffed too!!!

However...not the bees fault....they DO like the dust at the bird feeders that they seem to regard as pollen...and I just got my silken locks in the way.

 

[Curly green fingers]

I think I prefer my record year of 2018.

Never lit the smoker at all and less than 10 stings for the season.



PH

Did you use a spray bottle instead

 

[Swarm]

I lit the smoker and had a grand total of two stings last year.

 

[bpmurray]

I was stung putting a slab of fondant on a hive on 14th Jan.

 

[Susan1]

Have a nasty reaction to bee stings so try to really avoid them. But have had some stings through my gloves and feel this has helped as only a tiny bit sore.

 

[EdNewman]

Have a nasty reaction to bee stings so try to really avoid them. But have had some stings through my gloves and feel this has helped as only a tiny bit sore.

I too have nasty reactions that has developed from no reaction to epipen carrying over the last three years. I think it has made me a better beekeeper though, I take my time to ensure I'm gentle with the bees and consider everything I do to make sure I am disturbing them as little as possible.

the only sting I had last year was when I was moving empty supers in the bee shed and there was a single bee hiding in there. Got stung on the end of my little finger and like a total idiot sucked my finger and then spent a lovely afternoon in a&e with my face blown up like a balloon, my finger was fine though!

 

[Tom Jay]

Moved four hives to a new apiary beginning of this week. A few poor things emerged into the cool air and settled on me for warmth. One still with me as I took my gloves off and decided to express the objection to being moved felt no doubt by all her sisters. Bit of a sore pinky for a few days, that's all.

 

[Newbeeneil]

Removed 2 colonies from a church roof without a sting but I got a sting from the 3rd whilst looking for the queen on removed comb. I placed the comb on my hand and obviously trapped a lady between my hand and comb. She showed her disapproval but I hardly felt it, maybe I've become more tolerant?