Tremyfro
Queen Bee
- Joined
- May 19, 2014
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- Location
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Hive Type
- Beehaus
- Number of Hives
- Possibly...5 and a bit...depends on the bees.
I have been rummaging around through the stickies on the forum.....there is loads of good advice there on many subjects.
I read one about...'a sobering experience'
It was about a beekeeper who dropped some wild comb in his foot....he wasn't wearing boots as he wasn't expecting to be dealing with bees that day. The story was quite horrifying and indeed a very sobering tale.
I realised that all spring I have been around my hives...peeking under the roof through the clear plastic at the bees. I hadn't thought that the action could be considered ...invasive....I haven't worn protection unless we have been adding fondant...when we do cover up. Although my OH doesn't wear gloves! I always do.
So perhaps a timely reminder to us all before our first inspections this year....that bees can and do kill...none of us know when we will have a reaction.
Reading the sticky really did make me think about safety precautions...having a mobile, not going to the bees on your own, access to where you keep your bees and always wearing full protection...even on a hot day.
I read one about...'a sobering experience'
It was about a beekeeper who dropped some wild comb in his foot....he wasn't wearing boots as he wasn't expecting to be dealing with bees that day. The story was quite horrifying and indeed a very sobering tale.
I realised that all spring I have been around my hives...peeking under the roof through the clear plastic at the bees. I hadn't thought that the action could be considered ...invasive....I haven't worn protection unless we have been adding fondant...when we do cover up. Although my OH doesn't wear gloves! I always do.
So perhaps a timely reminder to us all before our first inspections this year....that bees can and do kill...none of us know when we will have a reaction.
Reading the sticky really did make me think about safety precautions...having a mobile, not going to the bees on your own, access to where you keep your bees and always wearing full protection...even on a hot day.