Honey Bunny Hives: Morgan Freeman Is a Beekeeper Now

Stings 2015

So far I have only been stung once in 2015, and not by my bees. I was handling some drone brood cells we had culled from a hive at a practical session, and I got stung on my finger.

I don't wear gloves as they interfere with my ability to handle the frames.

I own a hat/veil, but find it hard to see through it, so I rarely wear it. Even when the bees are especially fractious, I find they aren't going for my face.

I do wear closed shoes and long trousers (walking from the car to my hive means walking through Nettle & Tick Land) and a white jacket (because it has pockets for my glasses, phone/camera, and a pen).

Update: As of Thursday, June 4, my husband was stung on the hand at the hive. He said the bee came right at him in a defensive attack. We had just taken away one of the honey supers two days before, so they were rightly suspicious.

Update: Monday, July 13, got stung on my nose during my last powdered sugar treatment . I had my snout RIGHT in the frames, and a bee got me right on the side of my nose. My daughter reports that not only did I NOT drop the box of bees/frames I was holding, I didn't even swear. Further, I had no evidence of the sting by the time I got home. Oh, it HURT a LOT at the time. Made my eyes water. But very quickly I was fine.

Honey Bunny Hives

Monday, June 8, 2015

Morgan Freeman Is a Beekeeper Now

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