heh heh...Update on mowing near bees!

[johnnybigfish]

Ok,...I cant find the old post on my advice on how I mow around my bees. Anyways, I said i mowed around my beehives and pull weeds with my hands...I have no problems with my bees getting after me :roll:
 Anyways, as of today.......I was mowing with my big mower awhile ago...around my hives, just having a grand 'ol time.....And, as I came around my "Beaver Dam"(Inside joke from previous post) Its really a wind block.....I saw a ton of bees flying around, and i said to myself,"What great timing!..I can catch this swarm!".....It wasnt 10 seconds until i realized that this was NO SWARM!!!...THEY WERE COMING AFTER ME!!!!...(Giggling out loud now.... :))...I had my mower set really low, but I didnt really care....I just knew i had to drive like heck to get out of there!!..And I had to get around some trees!!!...I was out of control now!!!I had that mower running full blast!!!.In and out of trees!!!...Then, I was shooting across the yard trying to get away but I had to turn all over the place, zigzagging everywhere!(This is a ZTR mower)....I finally had to jump ship and run in the house, cussin' and flailin' and yellin'!!!..The bees still a chasin' me!!!...
I got stung about 10 times before it was all over...The bees hung around my mower for about 20 minutes before i could finish mowing.
The funny part now.....I looked back at the yard where I was gonna start back mowing again.......There, all over the biggest grassy part of my yard were zigzag trails 3 inches deeper than the rest of my yard, and it wont get grown even for about 2 weeks now unless it rains!!
 I guess it was my bees day to teach me a lesson.
 I'm gonna have to get a faster mower!

your friend,
john

[TwT]

Bahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :-D , sitting here reading this I could picture it because I had my mower going wide open a couple of times headed towards the house with a Calvary in chase, I didn't get stung but got headbutted about 50 times, some days they don't pay me any attention and been a couple where they started after me before I could get to the hives, bunch of ole moody women!!!!!!  :-P now I put my jacket on when mowing close to the hives.

[bassman1977]

I've never got stung directly due to mowing by my hives, but I don't hang around either.  I'm in high gear when I drive by.  I did run over one of their watering holes once and got nailed on the back of the neck.  2 years later I still have a little lump where I got hit.

That's a pretty funny story.  I'm glad it didn't turn out worse.  Thanks for sharing.

[qa33010]

   This was a couple months ago when I posted. and the swelling had just started.  I'm a slow mower. :'(

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/4kids4christmas/P1030549.jpg

After the swelling had reached its peak I was at the BX on base in the  electronics department when a child kept insistantly calling his mom.  When I was about to suggest she might want to see what was so important I heard an exasperated "What?!"  Where he , in an accusing voice, proclaimed that, "You said the boogie man was not real!" 

Turning to the voice I saw a small finger pointing at me and a face turning from me to his mom.  But that's another post.  Sorry.

   I really was smiling in the picture.  Didn't mean to hijack.

[TwT]

   This was a couple months ago when I posted. and the swelling had just started.  I'm a slow mower. :'(

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm237/4kids4christmas/P1030549.jpg

After the swelling had reached its peak I was at the BX on base in the  electronics department when a child kept insistantly calling his mom.  When I was about to suggest she might want to see what was so important I heard an exasperated "What?!"  Where he , in an accusing voice, proclaimed that, "You said the boogie man was not real!" 

Turning to the voice I saw a small finger pointing at me and a face turning from me to his mom.  But that's another post.  Sorry.

   I really was smiling in the picture.  Didn't mean to hijack.

one suggestion, wear your veil or get a faster mower  :evil:  ;)

[randydrivesabus]

seems like this time of year the bees are very grouchy. but that was a nice visual description johnny....like a cartoon. looks like a bee veil should be standard equipment for your mower.

[Big John]

I have learned one thing the hard way, it has been a lot better mowing if you put the bottom in if you have SSB, have not been stung since I remember to do this ever time.

[JP]

Would sure like to see some pics!!!


...JP ;)

[octagon]

I mow fast and early in the morning, the same with rototilling as a few hives are near the garden, haven't been stung yet.

[Card]

My two colonies are both first-year, and they've both been extremely un-agressive, so I haven't had any problem mowing or weedeating around the hives.

Flashlights, though? Huh-uh. Don't even think about going out there at night and shining a flashlight on them. My girls hate that.

[alflyguy]

I've worried about cutting the grass next to my hives. I usually weed eat next to them wearing a veil. I use an electric weed eater which doesn't seem to bother them much. My dad does the rest with a riding more. He doesn't wear a veil and so far he hasn't been stung. Anyway, great story. I'll share it with my 76 year old dad.

[Ross]

I hate to say I told you so.....no, not really.  I told you so :evil: