tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post5522898243265174275..comments2024-03-28T03:34:46.775-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: BeesFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-70431723649485800052022-12-02T16:03:58.397-06:002022-12-02T16:03:58.397-06:00There are a lot of mysteries that include bee hive...There are a lot of mysteries that include bee hives. People die in the stories and people caused it to happen. I am glad you have epi pens. L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-35342364288543301982022-12-02T14:36:17.871-06:002022-12-02T14:36:17.871-06:00I am scared of bees and wasps but I'm not alle...I am scared of bees and wasps but I'm not allergic...I just don't like pain.<br />YOu have really had some terrible experiences with bees.www.self-sufficientsam.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065860466566055543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30740026674777022902022-12-02T07:50:32.013-06:002022-12-02T07:50:32.013-06:00Yikes!Yikes!thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-11944969206403550052022-12-02T07:10:42.734-06:002022-12-02T07:10:42.734-06:00Gosh, that is really scary. You take care! Gosh, that is really scary. You take care! Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30097522104409365722022-12-02T06:52:07.450-06:002022-12-02T06:52:07.450-06:00I read that book and enjoyed it very much. Your or...I read that book and enjoyed it very much. Your ordeal makes me feel terrified, just thinking about it!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-31491238158886208052022-12-02T06:49:23.544-06:002022-12-02T06:49:23.544-06:00Bee stings do make me queasy and it hurts.
I had...Bee stings do make me queasy and it hurts. <br /><br />I had a huge fear of them. One time a pup got into ground bees and man the nest was stirred up and fierce. I was in the woods. I let the leash go on the dog I was training and ran to stand in a briar patch. <br />I crossed my arms and stood as still as possible.<br /><br />Most of the bees followed the dog and several landed on my bare arms. It took everything I had to not move.<br />They flew off and I tiptoed out of the area after several minutes.<br /><br />My mom needs to carry an EPI pen and so does my friend Olive.Val Ewinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-51289724030789382402022-12-01T19:13:56.687-06:002022-12-01T19:13:56.687-06:00Wow...what horrible memories you have concerning b...Wow...what horrible memories you have concerning bees. I am surprised that you didn't die when you were stung by over 200 of them. diane in northern wishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760406240936656525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78554995491573973342022-12-01T18:40:54.426-06:002022-12-01T18:40:54.426-06:00Your experience is terrifying. I've ended up i...Your experience is terrifying. I've ended up in the ER from a time I was stung three times when I put my arm in a jacket with beens in the sleeve. I, too, am terrified of them.<br />We had a house when the kids were small that had a hive the bees built into the living room wall. We first discovered it when I was rocking Alex as a baby and heard a humming noise. I put my hand on the wall and it was VIBRATING! We contacted a beekeeper and he came in full gear and removed the siding from the end of house. The hive was about 15 x 25 feet and had millions of bees in it. He couldn't figure out why they didn't burrow all the way through the drywall into the house. Now that was scary and I didn't even know I was highl allergic to bees at the time. I understand why they terrify you.<br />Blessings and hugs,<br />BetsyBetsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-69126646624271061632022-12-01T16:36:45.873-06:002022-12-01T16:36:45.873-06:00With an experience like that I can understand your...With an experience like that I can understand your terror!<br />Growing up we had a very big Gravenstein apple tree over our garage and gravel driveway. Too high to pick them, these summer apples fell onto the gravel and were dented by the gravel. The Yellowjackets, always present in summer, sat on them to get the juice. We picked the best ones up to eat, but we had to be very careful to shake off any bees first. Some of my siblings did get stung in the mouth. Not fun, but none of us were as allergic as you. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-35045062278299394032022-12-01T16:00:58.048-06:002022-12-01T16:00:58.048-06:00You have a right to be cautious with bees after th...You have a right to be cautious with bees after those experiences. I agree with baby brother . Be still . I know it's hard to do. The same thing works with the old rooster. Be still and he has nothing to chase. A bee story in the winter certainly warms us up. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16586436645363578962022-12-01T14:53:40.432-06:002022-12-01T14:53:40.432-06:00How absolutely horrible to be so little and have s...How absolutely horrible to be so little and have such a traumatic experience with bees. You were lucky to survive. I did enjoy that book though.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-32548662776931707982022-12-01T14:32:37.728-06:002022-12-01T14:32:37.728-06:00Read "Secret Life of Bees" a long time a...Read "Secret Life of Bees" a long time ago and enjoyed it a lot. It would indeed be very frightening to have such a severe allergy to bees. Do you have an "epipen" handy??<br />Leilani Schuck Weatheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517660684870960794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18217420116468820452022-12-01T13:11:30.891-06:002022-12-01T13:11:30.891-06:00My mother was once stung by many bees (not as bad ...My mother was once stung by many bees (not as bad as you, how awful that must have been for you) and for the rest of her life used to swell up terribly if she got stung. <br />One of my sons once worked for a beekeeper and the bees used to go for him and always stung, even through his clothes - the beekeeper said some people just have that scent and the bees will always sting him.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-22248124097071572652022-12-01T13:07:51.291-06:002022-12-01T13:07:51.291-06:00You are a bee magnet. 200 stings, omg. That is awf...You are a bee magnet. 200 stings, omg. That is awful. I've been stung a good number of times but I don't have an allergy.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54993069205680333722022-12-01T11:53:03.303-06:002022-12-01T11:53:03.303-06:00No wonder bees give you fear! Your attacks were tr...No wonder bees give you fear! Your attacks were traumatic.<br /><br />I sprayed a bee/wasp hive with water outside our front door when I was 5-7ish. Thought I could shut the screen door fast enough. I was wrong and got a handful of stings. Needless to say, I learned the hard way not to mess with hives.<br /><br />We all need to Bee cautious around flying stingers!aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04731529798233954353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-83279932870176035912022-12-01T10:41:34.495-06:002022-12-01T10:41:34.495-06:00I’m terrified of bees, but thankfully, I’ve never ...I’m terrified of bees, but thankfully, I’ve never been stung. A mere mosquito bite creates a huge welt, so no doubt I’ve have an allergic reaction to a bee sting, too. Tired Teacher 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/02440105483176376315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66634823397476212492022-12-01T10:22:42.002-06:002022-12-01T10:22:42.002-06:00OH! My! Gosh! You can die from such as you have e...OH! My! Gosh! You can die from such as you have experienced!!! WOW!Terry and Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016496778254072639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45266323502409976392022-12-01T09:52:49.322-06:002022-12-01T09:52:49.322-06:00Yikes, I'm amazed you were able to read the bo...Yikes, I'm amazed you were able to read the book. On the serious side that early episode must have been so frightening for you and your family. <br /><br />We had bees on the farm too, and luckily I wasn't stung often nor did I have a reaction thankfully. But I stayed far away from the hives.Maebemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706540456819503068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-40687725628533628282022-12-01T08:46:22.564-06:002022-12-01T08:46:22.564-06:00Yikes! That would be terrifying.
Dave is always a...Yikes! That would be terrifying.<br /><br />Dave is always amazed how calm I am around bees and wasps (he is not calm). I usually just stand still and let them check me out then leave. Of course, opening a hive and getting hundreds of stings, as well as being allergic, would probably change my perspective!<br /><br />I have been stung three times but not by bees - just wasps. One, I was reaching around the corner to turn on a light without looking, and put my hand right on a wasp. Two... I took my freshly dry jeans off the line and put a foot in to put them on... there was a wasp in the pant leg. And the last, was only a few years ago. One of those blue/black wasps flew up my dress and stung me right on the bum!!!Wanderingcatstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459444703722115118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-22703082642813641532022-12-01T08:41:32.182-06:002022-12-01T08:41:32.182-06:00I feel a kinship with you on this issue. My parent...I feel a kinship with you on this issue. My parents raised bees for a number of years. Perhaps at one time they had around 120 hives of them. I never felt easy around them and as a result, they often exploited my skin with their stingers. One time, I happened to walk into a cloud of angry bees and took a few dozen stings to the face, including one to my eardrum. I kept shouting at my parents that one bee was still in my ear as they were pulling out the stingers but the couldn't see it until the bee stung my eardrum and them turned and walked out. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-31580557427186830802022-12-01T06:28:28.572-06:002022-12-01T06:28:28.572-06:00I am allergic to red wasps. I think that book is ...I am allergic to red wasps. I think that book is fiction? I need something to read. Non fiction, though.Galla Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765021266883258286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27164446640174914172022-12-01T04:35:51.941-06:002022-12-01T04:35:51.941-06:00I've only been stung a couple times but just r...I've only been stung a couple times but just reading this made me queasy with a bit of that panicky feeling. I am afraid of bees and wasps--especially wasps. *shudders* Your experience would be my worst nightmare!!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.com