Lavender or not to Lavender??

[BeeMaster2]

This is why I like it when my wife helps me with the hives and on removals. She does not like going into the hives but she will be there by my side helping.
Jim

[Michael Bush]

>Last I knew MP is not a medical doctor so I question why he would make that suggestion.

Personal experience with family members.

> If he had been on his own he probably would have died.

But the odds of him going into anaphylactic shock from eating a PBJ sandwich are higher than the odds when you get stung.  But yes, it's probably wise to follow the "buddy system" with anything if you can.  Someone there when something goes wrong can often save a life and that something seldom, but could, involve bees...

[Wombat2]

Program on Australian TV last night http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/catalyst/SC1502H010S00 "Lavender and the Honey Bee" very interesting research. Lavender and rose scent calms and banana scent aggravates. Very interesting in that bees retain memory and  DNA can be altered

[KeyLargoBees]

I try not to open the hives when drunk....who wants those stings to ruin a good "buzz" by sobering  ;-)

[BeeMaster2]

Now there is something that I have not seen on the internet before.
When I try to watch the video, it says that due to Programming licensing agrements, it is only viewable in  Australia.
Seems our friends from down under are getting a bit stingy. 
I always wondered if the internet could discriminate by country.
Jim

[Wombat2]

We get that trying to view some US and UK programmes online so it's not just stingy Aussies. Trick is to change your country in settings for iPad - even then it doesn't always work

[BeeMaster2]

I was just teasing Wambat.
I am on a desk top but if I really needed to, I could get my son to set his phone to look like it is Down Under.
Thanks.

[SlickMick]

Alas, Jim, it seems the only way that you will be able to have a look at that show is to stand on your head whilst eating a Vegemite sandwich

Mick

[cao]

I went to there website and the was able to view it.

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4437579.htm

[BeeMaster2]

Thanks CAO. I was addle to watch it with my LG pad.
Pretty interesting.
Jim

[little john]

Whenever I try to watch anything, I'm told my browser's out of date ... can't think why they keep saying that - it's Firefox 1.5 running under Windows 98SE - a setup which should be good for another 20 years yet ...

LJ (with his tongue held firmly in cheek)

[bwallace23350]

I am not sure I have ever been stung by a honey bee but I have been stung by plenty of wasps but I know that their venoms are different. Anyway I just installed my first two beehives yesterday so if I get stung soon I will let you know and I will use the buddy system.

[Wombat2]

Whenever I try to watch anything, I'm told my browser's out of date ... can't think why they keep saying that - it's Firefox 1.5 running under Windows 98SE - a setup which should be good for another 20 years yet ...

LJ (with his tongue held firmly in cheek)

Don't worry LJ - the main Data input program I use at work is a DOS program running in a Window - and yes I work in a Government Department linked to another Govt dept. who control the DOS program.

[SlickMick]

DOS! 

What's DOS?

Mick

[bwallace23350]

So my question being a Neewb is that if bee venom can be left on the suit and someone wants to check out my hives with me can they go into shock just by touching the bee venom or do they have to be stung?

[GSF]

There is a great you tube video by Michael Palmer. I think the title is "Why beekeepers' families need to be stung or the importance of being stung. This probably won't answer your question but it will give you a broader view of the importance of being stung.

[Dallasbeek]

DOS! 

What's DOS?

Mick

I miss DOS!  My first PC ran DOS, cost $2,500 and had 40 megabytes of hard drive memory.  I think the RAM was 128 (K or MB?  Don't recall.  I used it in my legal practice and never ran out of hard drive capacity.  Then Windows came out and the OS alone took a lot more memory than I had.

[BeeMaster2]

So my question being a Neewb is that if bee venom can be left on the suit and someone wants to check out my hives with me can they go into shock just by touching the bee venom or do they have to be stung?

The problem is not going into shock from dried bee venom. It causes the wrong reaction to being stung after the person has been exposed to dried bee venom .
If they receive bee stings all along, this does not seem to happen.
Jim

[Dallasbeek]

So my question being a Neewb is that if bee venom can be left on the suit and someone wants to check out my hives with me can they go into shock just by touching the bee venom or do they have to be stung?

The problem is not going into shock from dried bee venom. It causes the wrong reaction to being stung after the person has been exposed to dried bee venom .
If they receive bee stings all along, this does not seem to happen.
Jim

I think being stung helps the body to build up its defenses to the venom, while just being exposed to dried venom causes the body to become more sensitive to the venom.  Unfortunately, I must not be getting enough stings, because I react be swelling up big time (no anaphylactic shock, just puffing up).  But I'm not tempted to let more bees have at me.  What's your reaction to stings, Jim?

[BeeMaster2]

They hurt for a few minutes. Sometimes later in the day, I will notice that the area is a little sore.
If I do not get stung for a long time, I start to have trouble with my arms being painful.
Jim