Bee Stings and Pennies

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KONASDAD

May 09, 2007, 10:27:35 AM
I received my club newsletter this week. In this material was a recomendation from an M.D. for using pennies taped to a bee sting site for 15 minutes and no swelling etc. Curious to see if anyone out there has tried this method.
"The more complex the Mind, the Greater the need for the simplicity of Play".

Cindi

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May 09, 2007, 10:32:03 AM
Konasdad, well, I am certainly going to give that a whirl, should I need it.  Too bad I didn't know about it when my eyelid got stung!!!! lol.  Best of this beautiful day, great life, great health.  Cindi
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LET-CA

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May 09, 2007, 11:26:42 AM
Quote from: Cindi on May 09, 2007, 10:32:03 AM
Konasdad, well, I am certainly going to give that a whirl, should I need it.  Too bad I didn't know about it when my eyelid got stung!!!! lol.  Best of this beautiful day, great life, great health.  Cindi

Putting coins over your eyes will mimic the old practice of doing that on a dead person.  All you'd need to do is lay down for a nap with your arms crossed over your chest and you'd scare the bejibbers out of anyone who saw you!!

Jerrymac

#3
May 09, 2007, 11:59:17 AM
It's probably the copper and not that it is a penny is what would do what ever it does to keep it from doing what it would do if you didn't do what you did. If you need further explanation just ask. ;)
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Mici

#4
May 09, 2007, 12:24:13 PM
since i've tried the "hot nail" method, i'm really not interested in any other. and just today i saw a pen shaped gadget against mosquito bites, it says that the point gets to 47°C and a mosquito bite is no more a problem, i guess it would work for bee-stings aswell.

papabear

#5
May 09, 2007, 05:57:04 PM
I use a bleach pen. It really does work :-D
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UtahBees

#6
May 09, 2007, 08:05:55 PM
Well - I got stung twice today (~20 mins ago). Once in each leg just above the calf. Yes I was wearing shorts - very smart of me ;)

I've got benedryl cream and pennies on the stings, so I'll let you know how that works for me.

I think this is the 2nd and 3rd time I've ever been stung. The first was when I was a little kid and I don't remember it too well (surprisingly).

Now I know what you mean by the burning and itching. I'll have to quickly do a search for the "hot nail" method while they are still fresh.

I was taking a mite-count-sticky-paper thing out from my mentor's hive (he's away for a few weeks), and figured I could just jimmie it out with some tweezers really quick-like. WRONG! :D

DayValleyDahlias

#7
May 09, 2007, 08:25:55 PM
Ugh, I was stung today, underarm, below the bicep...I was weeding in the garden...guess I didn't see her...My second time ever, and it hurts.  I ran into the house and found a penny, placed the penny on for a bit...it wasn't working so I got an ice pack and used it for a while...then when I looked at the sting site in the mirror, I could see where I had pressed the penny...It was WAY off base!  I am going to get a presciption for EMLA cream.  We use that in the hospital to numb the skin before IV starts on kids and some adults...Good news, I am not allergic..bad news..lost a bee...

wrk4beer

#8
May 09, 2007, 09:35:25 PM
The penny thing was a bogus email that went around again after bees were in the news
you can check it out on snopes or fact or fiction sites.
everyone I know sent me that email last week.
:)
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Michael Bush

#9
May 09, 2007, 10:59:51 PM
Since plantain works better than I can imagine anything working, I don't bother with anything else...
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DayValleyDahlias

#10
May 09, 2007, 11:32:08 PM
I have tons of plantain growing out here..just smoosch the leaves and put it on the sting?

UtahBees

#11
May 10, 2007, 01:28:07 AM
Well 6 hours since gotten stung, putting benedryl ointment and the pennies (urban legend?) on it, the stings are a little red, a tiny bit tender, but better than I thought. No swelling  8-)

I'm excited to try some of your suggestions, but don't go too far out there ;)

Cindi

#12
May 10, 2007, 01:44:05 AM
Michael, I know that plantain works for stuff.  When the kids get mosquitoe bites, we run for the plantain.  I far well know that it would work for bee stings too, why not, think about it, insect venom.  Best of a beautiful day, great llife and good health.  Cindi
There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.  The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.  The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee.  Robert Service

Jerrymac

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May 10, 2007, 01:46:45 AM
:rainbowflower:  Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.   :rainbowflower:

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beekeeperookie

#14
May 10, 2007, 09:15:02 AM
Well what works best for me is the old baking soda and water treatment, soon as i put it on it goes away, that what i learn to use from my grandparents

KONASDAD

#15
May 10, 2007, 10:04:20 AM
Personally, I always used the hottest water I could take on the sting for about 8 minutes. Works great. Sometimes you can't immerse the location so I came across this idea is all. Tried plantain once and it worked okay, not as good as hot water, but available at the hive area and convenient.
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Michael Bush

#16
May 10, 2007, 09:11:42 PM
>..just smoosch the leaves and put it on the sting?

Yes
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Cindi

#17
May 11, 2007, 01:01:57 AM
beekeeperrookie.  Baking soda and water, how about good old calamine lotion (LOLL), except I don't like the pink.  Have a great day, wonderful life, good health.  Cindi
There are strange things done in the midnight sun by the men who moil for gold.  The Arctic trails have their secret tales that would make your blood run cold.  The Northern Lights have seen queer sights, but the queerest they ever did see, what the night on the marge of Lake Lebarge, I cremated Sam McGee.  Robert Service

mick

#18
May 11, 2007, 04:35:59 AM
I know Dallas has tried silver dollars, he doesnt have anything smaller!

Brian D. Bray

#19
May 12, 2007, 11:06:02 PM
Plantain works on bee stings, so does comfrey.  In either case crush the leaves and apply directly to the sting site.  The comfrey leaf is large enough to wrap around a finger, hand, or arm so is probably the easiest to apply.
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