Les
House Bee
- Joined
- May 3, 2010
- Messages
- 167
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- Location
- Rochdale
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 4
Just to let you know about my worst experience whilst beekeeping.
About a month ago I went down to the allotments and noticed that one of my hives had been knocked over (almost certainly by a badger). I didn’t have my beekeeping gear with me so quickly went home to get it.
I suited up and went to sort out the hive (14x12 + national and 3 supers).
The hive was strapped up so more or less all still together but it was raining and thundering and lightening and the bees weren’t happy.
I put the stand back in place and noticed some bees in my suite and got stung on my forehead, face and neck. I re zipped my suite and went back to the hive put the first brood box on the stand and noticed some more bees in my suite and got some more stings in my head. Walked away again and found that the veil had split and that’s where they were getting in. Went home again to get my wife’s suite and by this time it was really throwing it down.
Suited up again to put the rest of the hive back together and by this time the bees were really annoyed and got stung through the suite on my arms and legs and the suite got ‘peppered’ with stings. I ended up with 40+ stings in total - to my head area, to my arms and legs through my suite and gloves.
They were annoyed for the best part of a week and were pinging when I went near. Fortunately the queen was ok and the hive returned to normal but I couldn’t imagine a worse experience and how everything came together to make things as bad as they were
About a month ago I went down to the allotments and noticed that one of my hives had been knocked over (almost certainly by a badger). I didn’t have my beekeeping gear with me so quickly went home to get it.
I suited up and went to sort out the hive (14x12 + national and 3 supers).
The hive was strapped up so more or less all still together but it was raining and thundering and lightening and the bees weren’t happy.
I put the stand back in place and noticed some bees in my suite and got stung on my forehead, face and neck. I re zipped my suite and went back to the hive put the first brood box on the stand and noticed some more bees in my suite and got some more stings in my head. Walked away again and found that the veil had split and that’s where they were getting in. Went home again to get my wife’s suite and by this time it was really throwing it down.
Suited up again to put the rest of the hive back together and by this time the bees were really annoyed and got stung through the suite on my arms and legs and the suite got ‘peppered’ with stings. I ended up with 40+ stings in total - to my head area, to my arms and legs through my suite and gloves.
They were annoyed for the best part of a week and were pinging when I went near. Fortunately the queen was ok and the hive returned to normal but I couldn’t imagine a worse experience and how everything came together to make things as bad as they were