Bee's / Wasps ....

[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 :bawling: But dont mind them too much as they are usually busy doing their thing.

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

[Josy]

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

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 :bored:

[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 :fist:

Bees are fine

[Ellen]

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 :nono:
Wasps can die, horrible bitches

[Josy]

Are you getting it removed?

Yeah we need to get it done by pest control

[Crimson Dynamo]

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

:think:

[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 :sad:

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 :laugh: 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]

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

Yup...me too.

[Crimson Dynamo]

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]

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 :shrug:

[Ellen]

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]

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]

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]

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

Its under a slab

[Crimson Dynamo]

Its under a slab

:nono:

leave them alone

[Crimson Dynamo]

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 :shrug:


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]

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?

[Crimson Dynamo]

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?

honey bees dont make nests in the ground!

[Ellen]

honey bees dont make nests in the ground!

Masonary Bee's are not honey Bee's

[Josy]

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?
Yep just been having a read and i think it's most definitely masonry bees we have. I'll mention to my partner about checking the yellow pages thanks.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Masonary Bee's are not honey Bee's

yes but no one keeps masonary bees do they

[Crimson Dynamo]

Josy they only make a nest and move on so just ignore them, they would not sting you unless you grabbed one in your hand they are perfectly harmless so just forget about them

[Crimson Dynamo]

Ask the experts and they will keep you right

http://www.bbka.org.uk/help/

[Jake.]

No, i have a fear of both though so i'm not one to stick around of they're buzzing about

[T*]

this could be the perfect excuse to buy a dryer

[Headie]

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

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[reece(:]

Never been stung but have had close encounters, especially in Greece last year they came in packs and hovered around bins that were wonderfully placed near the pool bar. I think they were bigger ones too :worry:

[Suze]

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
I pretty much agree LT, plus I love Bees, they are becoming endangered now as are butterflies, so we should encourage them by planting flowers and such, not murder/get rid of them :shocked: :sad: I have planted stuff to encourage them to my garden.

[kirklancaster]

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

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

:laugh: I've been stung whilst I was 25' up a ladder and pointing when a whole binch of them attacked me. I have NEVER descended a ladder as quickly in my life.

I RESPECT big hard men and rabid dogs, but I do not fear them, yet I RUN screaming with arms flailing from a wasp or bee. :laugh:

When I was young, my friend and I were sitting on a wall talking, and he had an open Coke can which was on the wall by his side (I don't drink fizzy drinks and only drink coke in Bacardi) He picked up the can and took a drink and a WASP - which was inside the can - went into his mouth. It was terrible watching him. He was stung INSIDE his mouth several times and ended up in hospital.

Feck that.

I hate Wasps and Bees - in fact anything which flies which has a bite or sting and moves faster than I can.

[Crimson Dynamo]

now if you have these...

run

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--pDFxW7Oq--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/191t5r8wkyaf5jpg.jpg

[joeysteele]

Wasps are aggressive bad tempered things.
I was stung as a child by one.

Bees don't bother me at all.

[Mokka]

So the rest of the world is signing petitions and going on marches against big corporations spraying pesticides that are killing off our bee population... and Josy is like... not in my back yard bees

When is humanity going to understand that we live in a shared eco-system...and that bees are one of the creatures integral to our own survival. It's worth the risk of being maybe stung.... but most likely not... to ensure their survival

[MTVN]

Got stung in or near the eye by a bee once which was quite painful, eye swelled up massively and couldn't see out of it for a few hours

Generally I don't mind bees or wasps though surprisingly given how terrified I am of spiders and most insects. Feel a bit sorry for wasps really because everyone likes bees but treat wasps as the ugly stepsister

[Crimson Dynamo]

Got stung in or near the eye by a bee once which was quite painful, eye swelled up massively and couldn't see out of it for a few hours

Generally I don't mind bees or wasps though surprisingly given how terrified I am of spiders and most insects. Feel a bit sorry for wasps really because everyone likes bees but treat wasps as the ugly stepsister

ho0w are you with a tarantula wasp?

http://i.imgur.com/NWCGL1N.jpg

[bots]

i was stung by both as a kid and my memory is that it was ****ing painful. So, ever since then, i have been very careful around them. However, i was having a leisurely sandwich on the balcony once while i was living abroad, and this hornet buzzed me and pinched a chunk of my sandwich :fist: That was one scary ****er :worry:

[EspeonBB]

I'm scared of both but more so of wasps since they're more aggressive :worry:

I run whenever I see/hear one so I don't get stung

[Ellen]

yes but no one keeps masonary bees do they

I didnt say they did but they may be able to help or advice Josy. I dont know why on here when you say something people jump on you. I was simply trying to help.

Hope you get it sorted Josy :)

[Crimson Dynamo]

I didnt say they did but they may be able to help or advice Josy. I dont know why on here when you say something people jump on you. I was simply trying to help.

Hope you get it sorted Josy :)

No what you said was incorrect

Only a honeybee keeper would be interested in a swarm above ground and loose

No one is interested in a non-honey bee colony under a slab

what do you want, a :clap1: for being wrong?
I am saving Josy being told "er sorry luv" on the phone

[Natalie.]

Yeah on my hand and my leg

I run if I see one now :laugh::worry:

[Josy]

So the rest of the world is signing petitions and going on marches against big corporations spraying pesticides that are killing off our bee population... and Josy is like... not in my back yard bees

When is humanity going to understand that we live in a shared eco-system...and that bees are one of the creatures integral to our own survival. It's worth the risk of being maybe stung.... but most likely not... to ensure their survival

Well I can't speak for humanity but I'm perfectly aware that we live in a shared eco system.

I never mentioned anything at all about killing off any bees in my posts....

[Josy]

Actually pest controls advice on the phone was pack some dirt into the hole :/ which I told my OH not to do.

[Josy]

I didnt say they did but they may be able to help or advice Josy. I dont know why on here when you say something people jump on you. I was simply trying to help.

Hope you get it sorted Josy :)

Thanks Ellen, just going to leave them be for now because masonry bees apparently don't stick around in the same place for long.

[Mokka]

Well I can't speak for humanity but I'm perfectly aware that we live in a shared eco system.

I never mentioned anything at all about killing off any bees in my posts....

I didn't mention killing them either... just merely sharing our space with them... they are harmless and don't sting unless attacked themselves... and if you have suffered a sting before without going into anaphylactic shock... then I guess maybe the threat of or actually living through another sting won't kill you... and to me seems a small price to pay for co-existance