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Offline doug494

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Uncalled for sting
« on: June 27, 2011, 03:01:12 pm »
First year beek with two TTBHs.  I only received a minor sting when installing the packages and since then have not had any.

Yesterday, while helping at a Church camp (several miles from my hives), I walk through some clover and POW a bee gets under the strap on my sandal and nails me.

Come-on. I am trying to help these little buggers survive and out of the blue they attack for no reason.  Not fair.

Offline vermmy35

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2011, 03:07:11 pm »
Ok how do I put this... YOU STEPPED ON HIM... You cow LOL :-D
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Offline iddee

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2011, 05:54:07 pm »
vermmy35, NO, NO, NO. A honeybee will never sting when you step on him. Now remember that. And that isn't a joke. :D
"Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me . . . Anything can happen, child. Anything can be"

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Offline gunner7888

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2011, 07:36:30 pm »
  kicking her while wearing sandals is another story though

Offline Riggs

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2011, 07:41:59 pm »
I'm thinking that the key word is him... :bee:
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Offline iddee

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2011, 08:17:33 pm »
Riggs, I'm thinking you're right. :D
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Offline Anybrew

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2011, 09:06:41 pm »
You were ambushed by your own Bee's, they dogged you until they had a chance.

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Offline AllenF

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Re: Uncalled for sting
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2011, 09:28:01 pm »
The bee may have been from a neighbors rival hive. 

 

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