greatbritishhoney
Drone Bee
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- Aug 16, 2010
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- Location
- Montgomeryshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
I note that fatalities from bee, + HORNETAND WASP stings total 4 per year, making this cause of death just twice as likely as being struck by lightning (2 deaths per year), and half as likely as suffocating in bed (8 deaths).
Source: Office of National Statistics mortality data for 2009 (the latest year available) tabulated at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jan/14/mortality-statistics-causes-death-england-wales-2009
-And this is without epipens alongside every hive.....
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Interesting. But what would the figure have been without epipens being available to those that need them?