Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum

You'll get a kick out of this one.  A little story first.

We caught two swarms last summer.  One was a picture perfect capture.  The second, well, not so good.  I couldn't hold the branch well enough and part of the cluster broke apart.  Well guess what!!  I didn't have any protection on my body, lessons learned and remembered.  Next year will be a very different story. 

One day last summer my husband left a drink up at the apiary when I was performing a manipulation that was rather annoying to the girls.  He went to get his drink and a bee went straight after him with evil intention.  The intention was followed through.  We had to go to a funeral the next day, and man was he a sorry sight.  Everyone thought that he had been in a pretty awful fight, but it was not with a person, as he told everyone who queried what was wrong with his face.  Oh well...hmmm...

Have you all seen the commerical on TV about Master Card.  My husband in his twarted sense of humour sent these pictures and the caption to all his internet buddies.  Hmm....nice guy eh?  LOL.


Smoker …………………………………………………..$25.00

Gloves……………………………………………………$35.00

Bee suit………………………………………………….$100.00

Bees……………………………………………………..$200.00
( unless you catch a swarm)

Playing with bees “ Please sting me in the face, oh please, please”
PRICELESS!!!!!


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Seemed  to be Happy Hours on bee yard!

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Hi Cindi, looks like you were having a swell time :-D

I laughed so Hardddddddddddddddddd my ribs poppppppppppppppppppppppppeddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd.Ive had the same experience
kirko

Many believe that bees know their master.  This is valuable test, do they know him/her next mornig after  this handling.  :-D

One word:OUCH

For once I agree with my husband.  Ouch!

You know what is really nice. Is that after a while it doesn't even really bother you anymore. I took two hits today including one right on my nose. No swelling and only the initial sting was painful.

I have to admit though I did laugh quite a bit reading your story.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Quote from: Understudy on January 13, 2007, 07:46:37 PM
You know what is really nice. Is that after a while it doesn't even really bother you anymore. I took two hits today including one right on my nose. No swelling and only the initial sting was painful.

I have to admit though I did laugh quite a bit reading your story.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

i think i am getting to that stage. sometimes i can't even remember where i was stung

   When ever I get stung above the neck I always hide the camera's so my wife can't start that bee sting scrapbook she has wanted. ;)

David

Jeepers creepers, lucky the cops didnt see you both, would have been spousal abuse for sure!

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Finksy, I laughed till I almost fell off my couch.  Now that was one hell of a funny video.  I loved the smile on this dude's face when he was pulling the stunt.

Can you believe how many people were actually trying to swat the invisible bees off their bodies.  Yikes!!!  If that was the real thing they would be in trouble for sure.  Thanks for posting the post!!!!!!  Great day.  Cindi

That's a riot!  Thanx for posting it, Finsky!

Finsky , I love that video.  You have very good taste. :mrgreen:

Oh, that is great.  I wonder if we could try that this summer?  :evil:

My record for number of times stung from one hive is 379 when I was 14 back in the early 60's.  It darn near killed me, but I'm still a beekeeper. That was long before AHB were a problem, the hive was huge and very inbred.  A Lady had kept her husbands bees as a memorial to him and paid me to super the hive.  I was three blocks down the street before the bees quit chasing me.  For a number of years after that I swelled up some, hadn't before, don't now.

Quote from: Brian D. Bray on January 19, 2007, 11:40:53 PM
My record for number of times stung from one hive is 379 when I was 14 back in the early 60's.  It darn near killed me, but I'm still a beekeeper. .

Sounds serious! I think that if you cannot stand bee stings, fishing would be safer alternative to be near nature

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=dUTZvdgr42U&search=fish+cold+ads

Wow that guy sure beat out those skinney little old catfish that MB's son caught.

Two words SUPER DUPER OUCH poor guy