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Jun. 30th, 2010
The Sting !!
Jun. 30th, 2010 04:26 pmA few days ago when my friend Stephen came to stay, we were invited to go and see Lynne's honey bees, along with Miranda who also has bees......
One hive has bees from the south coast, and they are very quiet and seem well behaved, the bees in the second hive are from Wakefield in Yorkshire and have a rather "northern" temperament to match.
After watching, from a safe distance behind mesh, Lynne and Miranda inspecting the bees, we wondered off to look at some nearby immaculately kept allotments. On our walk back both Stephen and I were targeted by a bee each, they made a bee-line (...I know! lol) for us ! I was immediately stung on the neck, and Stephen stung on his arm in spite of removing his shirt in record time when it flew down the front........ a second one landed on my beard but was brushed off by Lynne who had come to rescue us.
It felt very strange, as I'd always imagined getting stung was "by accident" , not being singled out for a sting by a kamikaze! Sinister !! And I'm sure the Wakefield bees heard both our Yorkshire accents and thought they'd "get" us !!
Luckily sting-wipes were at hand, and we then went and sat in a quiet area until the hive inhabitants had settled down a little.
One hive has bees from the south coast, and they are very quiet and seem well behaved, the bees in the second hive are from Wakefield in Yorkshire and have a rather "northern" temperament to match.
After watching, from a safe distance behind mesh, Lynne and Miranda inspecting the bees, we wondered off to look at some nearby immaculately kept allotments. On our walk back both Stephen and I were targeted by a bee each, they made a bee-line (...I know! lol) for us ! I was immediately stung on the neck, and Stephen stung on his arm in spite of removing his shirt in record time when it flew down the front........ a second one landed on my beard but was brushed off by Lynne who had come to rescue us.
It felt very strange, as I'd always imagined getting stung was "by accident" , not being singled out for a sting by a kamikaze! Sinister !! And I'm sure the Wakefield bees heard both our Yorkshire accents and thought they'd "get" us !!
Luckily sting-wipes were at hand, and we then went and sat in a quiet area until the hive inhabitants had settled down a little.
lovely honeysuckle