[Josy]

Have you ever been stung by a bee or a wasp?

I've been stung by both, horrible little bastards :/

[LukeB]

Only by a wasp and it hurt for a while and I had a small bump on my arm.

Never by a bee because I always stay calm around them so they won't touch you.

[Oaker]

I think I got stung by a wasp a few days ago on my thumb and it shook me

(It might have been a mosquito though I didn't get to see)

[Ellen]

Yes by both.

Sat on a Bee by accident and it stung my bum But dont mind them too much as they are usually busy doing their thing.

Wasps, hate them & they can all die the annoying little

[Josy]

Yeah bees generally wont sting if you leave them alone because I think they die once they sting?

The reason one stung me was because I heard a buzzing and I never knew at the time one had landed on my hair, I put my hand up to my hair and it stung my hand

[Josy]

Theres a bee hive in my back garden atm, its what made me think of this thread

[Ross.]

I've been stung by a wasp and I didn't even do anything to provoke it

Bees are fine

[Ellen]

Originally Posted by Josy

Theres a bee hive in my back garden atm, its what made me think of this thread

Are you getting it removed?

[T*]

Bees are lovely and won't sting you if you're not acting silly, and they're endangered so love them
Wasps can die, horrible bitches

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Ellen

Are you getting it removed?

Yeah we need to get it done by pest control

[LeatherTrumpet]

Yes lots. The other day on the finger as a wasp was on my postbag at the door. I think I have a wasps nest in the front porch bit where the porch meets the stone wall as every day i have 2-3 wasps on the window when i go to the ourtside door - I have to rescue and put outside, been going on all summer

[Drew.]

No but thats because i run a mile if one comes near me

[AnnieK]

I've been stung by a bee but only because it was on my washing on the line and I startled it when I was bringing the washing in. I felt awful afterwards knowing it would die

My 5 year old got stung by a wasp on Tuesday. Bad mum moment - I heard him screaming and saw him dancing around but thought he was just being his normal daft self till he dropped to the floor and rolled in nettles on the field I asked him if it hurt as much as he thought it would and his reply was "no......its worse". He was a bit nervous about going outside again after that so I had to tell a white lie and tell him he can't be stung again (am hoping that some wasp doesn't make a liar out of me).

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Drew.

No but thats because i run a mile if one comes near me

Yup...me too.

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Josy

Yeah we need to get it done by pest control

just leave them to it if they are causing no harm?

I had a big wasps nest in one of my sheds last year, fascinating

bit tricky to get the strimmer but they meant me no harm

[Lostie!]

I was stung on the neck at school once right after I'd got an ice cream (which ended up on the floor in the midst of the vicious attack </3).

[Josy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

just leave them to it if they are causing no harm?

I had a big wasps nest in one of my sheds last year, fascinating

bit tricky to get the strimmer but they meant me no harm

But they are doing harm, I'm scared to put my washing out incase they get me :/

And the woman on the phone said they wont remove them if they are masonry bee's so I don't know what they will do when they come out

[Ellen]

Originally Posted by Josy

Yeah we need to get it done by pest control

I had one last year, we had to get someone in to remove it. Was relieved once it was gone as we could wander round the garden without the fear of been stung

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Ellen

I had one last year, we had to get someone in to remove it. Was relieved once it was gone as we could wander round the garden without the fear of been stung

Yeah this is whats bothering me atm tbh

[Ellen]

Originally Posted by Josy

Yeah this is whats bothering me atm tbh

Not surprised!
Where is the nest? In a wall?

[Jack_]

Once by a wasp a few years ago. I stupidly stood right by a flower bed at a train station waiting for a lift, got in the car and could feel something moving on my stomach under my shirt so panicked and shook it and it stung me

I already had a fear of wasps/bees/moths/flies anyway and it's even worse now because the pain was even worse than I ever imagined it would be. I trampled the little **** in a tissue and then poured boiling water over it welp. I hate the ****ing things, they are the worst part of summer for me...I'm like Drew, I'll run away from them

[Josy]

Originally Posted by Ellen

Not surprised!
Where is the nest? In a wall?

Its under a slab

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Josy

Its under a slab

leave them alone

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Josy

But they are doing harm, I'm scared to put my washing out incase they get me :/

And the woman on the phone said they wont remove them if they are masonry bee's so I don't know what they will do when they come out

Of course they wont sting you just ignore them. They are there to get pollen not sting humans, ignore them and they will ignore you

[Ellen]

Originally Posted by Josy

Its under a slab

Possibly could be masonary Bee's then.

If they refuse to help, you might want to try someone who keeps bee's, someone local or yellow pages etc?