- Joined
- Apr 10, 2010
- Messages
- 11,429
- Reaction score
- 3,180
- Location
- Stoke on Trent
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 6 to 8 Langstroth jumbos, a few Langstroth and National nucs.
24C, lovely but hawthorn is fading and bees much more aggressive..
Inspected everything today except recently hived swarms/requeened TBH. No QCs ( I have given all hives new foundation to work on through the weeks).
Two fourth generation carnie hives each with three supers decided it was time I had new innoculations against bee venom in my fingers and up one trouser leg. The thumb one was especially painful - it was on my good hand whilst holding a jumbo frame of bees & brood so I could not let go..my left hand would have not carried the weight. I then put on nitriles and got more of the same!
By then I was on my last hive so at least it all ended quickly...Asda hydrocortisone cream for stings sorted the swelling on my ring finger..
Not the most stings I have received at once but one of the more painful sessions. All ok now. The joys of beekeeping.
Collected two tree bumble nests in bird houses and rehoused in our garden...(£20 callout fee for everything)
Inspected everything today except recently hived swarms/requeened TBH. No QCs ( I have given all hives new foundation to work on through the weeks).
Two fourth generation carnie hives each with three supers decided it was time I had new innoculations against bee venom in my fingers and up one trouser leg. The thumb one was especially painful - it was on my good hand whilst holding a jumbo frame of bees & brood so I could not let go..my left hand would have not carried the weight. I then put on nitriles and got more of the same!
By then I was on my last hive so at least it all ended quickly...Asda hydrocortisone cream for stings sorted the swelling on my ring finger..
Not the most stings I have received at once but one of the more painful sessions. All ok now. The joys of beekeeping.
Collected two tree bumble nests in bird houses and rehoused in our garden...(£20 callout fee for everything)