Barry Moore

Following my trip to A&E on the advice of the NHS phone service, I was given 3.5 days steroid tablets and more of the same type of...

I’ve found they tend to hurt more early season, by the end of the summer they are barely noticed.

The reaction naturally varies each time, depending on site of sting, how long before you remove the sting etc. Might be an idea to take...

Anaphylactic shock usually occurs with ever increasingly bad symptoms: over a period of weeks with each sting making it develop into a...

That would seem logical I guess. In my case the sting was barely in and only attached a few seconds. Just confirms how sensitive I am to...

This is a can of worms question. I hadn't been to the club apiary for some time but dropped in for a chat a bit ago. Someone (long term...

My worst was a defensive hive which I dequeened then went back into a week later - about 35 stings per hand (no gloves), they were...

If I took a 5 minute break after every sting some examinations could take a long time! 😁

I tend to keep a pack of antihistamines and a tube of Anthisan in my bee kit .. hand stings don't bother me too much but if I get a...

Well it's potentially their funeral. Better to over-engineer than have a failure. Mind you I think first aid should be a complete...

No official protocol but be careful as first aid tends not to include medication yet Piriton is useful. Could the faint be unrelated/due...

From what I recall, if you have a meeting at an apiary there should be a Risk Assessment done beforehand and there should be a first...

As suggested, the fainting may have been a psychological reaction. In which case raised legs should help revive. You can put your ear...

This is good advice. New members should be asked about any history of Anaphylaxis and obviously if they have, the risk needs to be...

Luckily we didn't have the anaphylactic reaction to deal with but it definitely made us think about future situations. They had been...