tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post2550288730045070916..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Bees are terrifyingTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-14301541603040434762018-05-04T08:33:50.256+10:002018-05-04T08:33:50.256+10:00I see. Well, good to know I might not die as a re...I see. Well, good to know I might not die as a result of another accidental bee sting.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-80034117257404622222018-05-03T08:37:05.914+10:002018-05-03T08:37:05.914+10:00Steve, I wouldn't take that as evidence of all...Steve, I wouldn't take that as evidence of allergy on its own. Every sting is different, and over the course of a beekeeping season reactions to stings can vary greatly. Stings on belly and feet can have very little effect because there's a lot of fat there: the venom disperses. Stings on other places like the forehead can have dramatic effects because there's very little fat there. <br /><br />Crucially, an allergic reaction is considered one that appears not in the area of the sting. If you get stung in the arm and your face swells? That's an allergic reaction! But - a sting in the arm with swelling all up and down the arm is still localised. Your reaction may just be in the normal range of variability.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-40603094580894003562018-05-01T19:21:50.938+10:002018-05-01T19:21:50.938+10:00Stung, not bitten.Stung, not bitten.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-4750639218469389772018-05-01T16:43:41.198+10:002018-05-01T16:43:41.198+10:00I had quite a few bee stings as a child, most ofte...I had quite a few bee stings as a child, most often by accidentally stepping on the them when walking barefoot on flowering clover, which we used to get a lot of on our footpath. But I used to bother them sometimes too, by catching them in a jar to enable closer observation. Insect catching as a kid's activity used to be more popular than it is now, it seems. Or maybe children are just more sensible now.<br /><br />Have I told you this before? I suspect I have.<br /><br />Anyway, the stings as a child used to be painful, but no big swelling involved. Mum used to put "laundry blue" (the type that was in a solid block form, tied up in cloth, and used in the final rinse for white sheets) on the bite. God I'm starting to feel old - not only because I fear I'm repeating a boring story, but also when I have to explain once common laundry products that probably don't exist anymore.<br /><br />Fast forward to my last bee sting - in my 20's I think - it was on my arm and came out of the blue - I wasn't harassing bees anymore, honest. But my forearm went all swollen in a bit of a mini Popeye way, and it was hot and painful for about a day. I think I went to the doctor and was told yes, you can develop an allergy to them and I had better be careful the next time I get bitten could be worse.<br /><br />Which is a bit of a worry. However, haven't been bitten since. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-77973886192431054292018-04-30T19:33:12.827+10:002018-04-30T19:33:12.827+10:00haha, you can't harvest honey without profesio...haha, you can't harvest honey without profesionalism. its dangerousPupuk Organik Cair Terbaik untuk Padihttps://bit.ly/2GZrpjfnoreply@blogger.com