- Joined
- Feb 21, 2017
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- Location
- Pensilva, East Cornwall
- Number of Hives
- None, ex-beekeeper
Today I put my in newly-crafted tunnel entrances as per Millets design as there is a lot of wasp activity.
Only be a few seconds methinks so no need to go stupid on the dressing up front. So there I am, wearing my bee suit and a thin pair of gloves and precious little else. Went first to my grumpiest hive and pulled out the old entrance block with new entrance block in hand. 'Out then in' think I. Old one out ...and the bees storm out like there was a sale at Harrods except the sale is my feet. I was wearing thin trainers, 'hey, they hardly ever get your feet, do they'. Wrong, oh so wrong. My feet get stung about 10 times through my trainers, they get up my legs both outside and inside so I get stung on my legs too. I run for the greenhouse to escape and they come with me -- those wasps must have really wound them up. A couple more stings and I am clear of them.
I retreated to the house and got dressed for war as the new entrance block was still sticking out and needed proper placement. Sweat shirt, jeans, wellies, the works. Went back and it's like they had taken sleeping pills. I put the entrance in properly without so much as a buzz from them.
I do wish I knew what goes on in a hives' head.
Did the other two hives without problems but then I did have a smoker going this time (no, I didn't the first time).
So there, lesson learned. Don't get complacent when it comes to bees and dress appropriately every single time as you can never be sure what they are going to do.
Only be a few seconds methinks so no need to go stupid on the dressing up front. So there I am, wearing my bee suit and a thin pair of gloves and precious little else. Went first to my grumpiest hive and pulled out the old entrance block with new entrance block in hand. 'Out then in' think I. Old one out ...and the bees storm out like there was a sale at Harrods except the sale is my feet. I was wearing thin trainers, 'hey, they hardly ever get your feet, do they'. Wrong, oh so wrong. My feet get stung about 10 times through my trainers, they get up my legs both outside and inside so I get stung on my legs too. I run for the greenhouse to escape and they come with me -- those wasps must have really wound them up. A couple more stings and I am clear of them.
I retreated to the house and got dressed for war as the new entrance block was still sticking out and needed proper placement. Sweat shirt, jeans, wellies, the works. Went back and it's like they had taken sleeping pills. I put the entrance in properly without so much as a buzz from them.
I do wish I knew what goes on in a hives' head.
Did the other two hives without problems but then I did have a smoker going this time (no, I didn't the first time).
So there, lesson learned. Don't get complacent when it comes to bees and dress appropriately every single time as you can never be sure what they are going to do.