First Sting!

[rookie2531]

  OK, so is there some kind of gofer clap or celebratory thing we do when someone gets there first sting. I got mine today and I can't remember when the last time I was stung, if ever by a honey bee. She got me right through long pants, in the back of my thigh.
  Well anyway, I did the queen less hive nuc split today and left the queen right hive alone. They both only got three frames of covered nurse bees, but I didn't want to steal from the queen right hive today because 1. I didn't want to accidentally throw the queen in one. 2. It was 91° in the shade and I was spent. I will keep everyone posted on the progress.

[Dallasbeek]

The first one or the first one of the year -- always one to remember for me.  You need loose pants.  White pants!  And no, there's no initiation thing like crossing the equator that I've heard of.  Just take a benadryl.

Gary

[rookie2531]

The first one or the first one of the year -- always one to remember for me.  You need loose pants.  White pants!  And no, there's no initiation thing like crossing the equator that I've heard of.  Just take a benadryl.

Gary

Well, I remember getting stung about fifteen years ago by a yellow jacket, but it might have been the first honey bee sting ever. It is my first year keeping, hopefully never get more than 5 at once.

[bud1]

well garry guess you better get rid o those girls quick. not an if but wwhen

[Steel Tiger]

 Last year I got stung twice. Last week I got stung more times in 2 minutes than all the stings I've had in my lifetime. Good times.  8-)

[Dallasbeek]

Not me!  I like my girls, even if they get ornery once in a while.  I WOULD like to get some as gentle as I hear about, but for now these girls will do.  They work hard and aren't as high maintenance as some women I know.

Steel, you must have got some of my bees.  I never work them without full armor.

[Dallasbeek]

Steel Tiger, my neice in Vernon, VT, can mow within 2 feet of her 3 hives with no problem.  You folks up there should have real gentle bees.  Did you buy some of those Southern bees?  We always suspect AHB genetics when our bees get cranky here in Texas. 

[Steel Tiger]

Steel Tiger, my neice in Vernon, VT, can mow within 2 feet of her 3 hives with no problem.  You folks up there should have real gentle bees.  Did you buy some of those Southern bees?  We always suspect AHB genetics when our bees get cranky here in Texas. 

Yup, that hive came from Texas. I'm requeening in a week.

[biggraham610]

I get a few from time to time. When going deep checking broodcomb its hard to avoid the eventual smush. I had a hive get robbed a couple weeks ago, caught it from the start and intervened, but a week later, I got stung 8-12 times and never got the inner cover off. man they were still fuming. Yesterday, I went thru that broodbox, got 3-4, today, mowed within 2 ft of the hive. No Problem. Stings are part of the gig, Im used to em. Never got em like I did last week though, if that was normal, they would be re-queened. G :chop:

[Steel Tiger]

Never got em like I did last week though, if that was normal, they would be re-queened. G :chop:

Every time I go into the hive they're buzzing me. Ive seen videos of hot hives, so I wasn't very worried about them. I figured it was the bees that came in the package and it would be fine once they died off and were replaced by the queen's bees. The hive will be split with Carniolan queens and I'm still considering allowing the Buckfast to live in the woods.

[Dallasbeek]

Damnation!  I wanted to keep bees 50 years ago and didn't do it!  If we could have those bees now, wouldn't we be thankful?  I finally got into it three years ago and I'll take what I can get today and stilll be grateful for what we have

[Jim134]

Steel Tiger, my neice in Vernon, VT, can mow within 2 feet of her 3 hives with no problem.  You folks up there should have real gentle bees.  Did you buy some of those Southern bees?  We always suspect AHB genetics when our bees get cranky here in Texas.  

    I just live across the river from Vernon ,Vermont 2 feet from the hive man she's far away I'm mow With in 2 inches. A good friends of mine owns a Dairy Farm in Vernon, Vermont. His farm borders Yankee nuclear power plant.  
      Oh also he keeps a few hives of bees (maybe 50 or so ) these within quarter of mile of the nuclear plant would you like some radius bees.

                   


                        BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

[Dallasbeek]

Thanks for the offer, Jim.  No fear about that Yankee plant except that they'll close it.  You live in a beautiful part of the country that we visit about every other year.  Like to see your apiary next visit, August 2015.