Posted on 05/19/2025 10:17:51 AM PDT by DallasBiff
A swarm of bees attacked and killed a terrified man while he was mowing his lawn. Stephen Daniel had been mowing the lawn close to an abandoned building near Friendship Park in Eastland, Texas, on April 27, when he accidentally disturbed a large beehive.
Within moments the bees swarmed Stephen as he raced toward his vehicle. But as he tried to escape, he ended up in Chrishae Cooper's front garden. She watched on as Stephen struggled to fight off the bees and alerted emergency services. Police were then dispatched to the scene in an attempt to save Daniel's life.
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I ran over a ground bee hive while mowing my parents backyard. I never saw it. Needless to say my pants came off fairly darn quick. I am not particularly allergic to bee stings, but my mom is. She got stung by a couple of bees back in the day and the emergency room doctors questioned her about spousal abuse.
That poor guy. What a way to go.
The “Betsy Crowder Trail” in Portola Valley, CA has had a sign up for at least 10 years: “Warning Bees.”
That’s it. Never any attempt to exterminate them for public safety. The town did its part by putting up a sign and that was that.
That approach is so typical of California.
So very sad. Poor man never had a chance. 🙏🏻
Maybe you could carry an epi-pen.
An epi-pen would be completely useless. I’m not at all allergic to bee stings, but hundreds or thousands of stings are likely to be fatal regardless of that.
When a hive is approached, often a few protector bees will fly into the face of the party (man or animal) to warn them off, it’s like a head butt. If that happens, don’t mess around, run away….fast. It’s a warning.
If they find the hive under attack, multiple bees will attack. Unlike wasps, honey bees generally lose their stinger after they sting….they can however sting more than once if the stinger doesn’t come off. If you are stung, it’s always best to remove the stinger because it can continue to inject venom.
Finally, as you’re running away, protect your hear. They fly toward your head the most. Cover your head first, along with any unprotected skin. I always wear a suit when I’m working on the hive. Been stung probably ten times in ten years. Mostly due to my own stupidity. Attacks like this story are very rare.
He fell in a garden so I would assume there’s a water hose nearby.
I would not think that Honey bees were that aggressive. But I am not an expert. After reading a bit then I found out that the African bees are also a form of Honey bee. They are called African Honey bees.
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The Carpenter bees, which are the great big yellow and black bees, the sentry bee will head dive you but he can’t sting, they have no stinger. The Queen who is usually inside the nest can sting. I used to stand by my wood fence where they had started a nest and I would swat those damn guard bees with a tennis racket. It was great fun.
I’ve always had honey bees at my feeders but these were very different. Hundreds were sucking up the sugar water while several hundred set up a 20 foot (guard?) perimeter.
I made sure the grandkids and dogs stayed inside the house.
After about 15 minutes they had emptied the feeder and left.
Normally if I have too many honey bees keeping the hummingbirds away, I can move that feeder to another location while the bees are attached to the feeder and place it on a table next to a cup of sugar water to take care of them.
The black and white ones are baldfaced hornets.
They actually are honeybees, but the colony gets extremely hostile traits when an Africanized queen gets in and starts laying eggs. The only thing that can be done is to kill the queens or if too extensive euthanize the whole hive. They look just like regular honeybees but are aggressive when they feel threatened. They’ve killed many people and animals already in Texas.
I was wearing a dress when I mowed over a ground hornet nest. About 100 flew up into my dress and sleeves. I had stings all over my body. It hurt bad for a while, then itched like mad when it started to heal. You should have seen me running across the yard tearing off my clothes.
Yikes...
That's racist!
Brits vs Germans in East Africa in WW1. Angry African Killer Bees caused British troops to flee the battlefield, leaving behind a years worth of supplies, guns, ammo, etc that had just been brought ashore .
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