[CH] Bee Attack and Honey Hab Question
Rockin' Randy (ledbelly99@yahoo.com)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 22:05:54 -0700 (PDT)
I consider myself lucky in that I was a surveyor for nine years and was
only stung twice. The unwritten procedure for a bee attack was:
1)Shout "Beeees"!
2)Run fast
For the person unlucky enough to have gotten into the nest his objective
was to catch one of the other runners. Why? So that hopefully some of
the bees would get off of his trail and onto them! So ... as the other
runner you were not only running from the bees, but also from the one who
disturbed the nest!
Most surveyors I knew feared bees worse than other critters. With any
other critter (excepting a Grizzly Bear or Sasquatch) you likely would
have a reasonable amount of time to get medical help. With enough bee
stings respiratory arrest can drop you fast.
My Grandad was a beekeeper for years. One time a single bee stung him and
he almost died. Apparently the toxin from other stings had built up in
his system. That last sting must have raised it to the amount that almost
did him in. He had to find another hobby after that.
To be somewhat on topic, did the list ever reach a consensus on whether or
not it was safe to store Habs in honey?
Thanks.
rr
> I recently read where a bee sting leaves behind a pheremone which
> attracts other
> nearby bees and incites them to attack.
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