Red cedar allergy!

[Essexgary]

Hi All

Just got a new red cedar hive, and nailed the metal runners to it this morning. Started sneezing and itching looked at my arms where the boxes had been resting as I was nailing, to my surprise I had blisters on my skin!

Anyone else experienced this?

Gary

 

[Tom Bick]

Not witn Cedar but I wance had an alergic reaction to a timber called Agba made life dificoult during that job. No blisters but swalen eys and ichy skin so it can happen.

 

[user 6228]

kingspan dust can make me sneeze for a while but that s all

 

[Andy Duff]

red deal does it to me

 

[Hivemaker.]

Not come across anything to be allergic to yet,but find it very interesting about the disorders some people have.
Some kind of genetic faults, or under exposure when young.

 

[susbees]

Red cedar allergy...

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Some kind of genetic faults, or under exposure when young.

Hmm - interesting thought was at a neighbour's funeral yesterday died in his eightieth year and a market gardener/ florist all his life it came up in discussion that he reacted badly to certain cut flowers and after working with them his hands would be red raw - third generation nurseryman who, as soon as he was old enough was out working the glasshouses I don't think under exposure was a factor with him!

 

[Hachi]

Happy to exchange your problem with my Th****s £150 hive if you want?

 

[Essexgary]

Red cedar allergy...

Cheers susbees, wow guess I must have it bad as this was my first contact. Hope the bees don't suffer too. Do bees sneeze?

 

[Luminos]

Cheers susbees, wow guess I must have it bad as this was my first contact. Hope the bees don't suffer too. Do bees sneeze?

Surely you've heard the expression, "It's the bee's sneeze?"

 

[enrico]

Surely you've heard the expression, "It's the bee's sneeze?"

 

[Essexgary]

And double.