When does a bee sting not sting?
- by Thirteen Bees
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- 03 Jul, 2016
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It's not a trick question but I found out the answer this weekend...
We were pulling apart some feral comb (the comb the bees make themselves rather than the stuff they draw out from the frames we provide for them), the girls decided they would rather we left it alone. Hence, Kevin got stung right on the elbow but didn't feel it at all. The first we knew was the remainder of the sting embedded in his suit.
No pain or discomfort at all except for a small red circle on the joint... then the itching started. So, two days later, we're now calling them bee itches instead of stings; MAD!
We were pulling apart some feral comb (the comb the bees make themselves rather than the stuff they draw out from the frames we provide for them), the girls decided they would rather we left it alone. Hence, Kevin got stung right on the elbow but didn't feel it at all. The first we knew was the remainder of the sting embedded in his suit.
No pain or discomfort at all except for a small red circle on the joint... then the itching started. So, two days later, we're now calling them bee itches instead of stings; MAD!
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