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To: upcountry miss
When I was working in the gardens, often bees would crawl all over my hands, so busy collecting pollen and nectar that they were oblivious to my presense.

I am counting on that. As it is, I have bees flitting around my gardens often and don't have problems. I get ~slightly~ allergic to stings and am questioned by my kids whether it's really smart to want bees. But, I want bees. ~slightly~ allergic is not deadly allergic and to my mind the honey outweighs an occasional discomfort.

ummm... and I already know that tobacco and spit as a poultice takes the sting out so I got myself covered. LOL

1,818 posted on 02/18/2009 7:08:19 PM PST by Wneighbor
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To: Wneighbor

Be very careful about those bee stings!! Usually the allergic reaction gets more severe with each sting. Most people with this allegy carry a kit to counteract any seizure.

A good survival tactic if living in the couuntry would be to search for wild bee hives and remove the honey. Hubby and I have done this in our younger years. Watch bees working and take note of the direction they go in. If you’re lucky they will have their hive closeby and you can go in the direction that they are flying and keep watching for them until you find the honey. Good bartering material in a survival situation.


1,887 posted on 02/19/2009 4:23:58 AM PST by upcountry miss
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