When enquired, he started explaining, “As I walked into the balcony last evening, I heard a buzzing sound. I looked around and found a honey bee flying vigorously and circling me. I immediately ran into the living room and the bee followed me. Within seconds the bee stung me and vanished. I didn’t even try to shoo it away but while I was running for safety, it targeted my arm”.
He then cautioned me, “The next time you come across a bee, better be careful man, it might be an angry one”. I asked, “What exactly should we do to be safe from an attacking bee”. He pointed his finger to the bandage and shrugged, “I don’t know”.
I agree that bees are very important for pollination and ecology, but human safety is also important right? So, how can we find a balanced way?
Well, if an angry bee is ready to attack you, what would be your defensive reaction?
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baapre..scary...maybe the bee was in love with yr uncle!!? just joking..dont have any idea abt a remedy for bee bite..if u r bitten by love, tell me, i have a solution. Marry her, hahahah..
Thanks buddy for your piece of comical comment :)
Well,why does a bee chase and attack you without any reason?
I suspect that my uncle might have provoked it in some way or the other and is hiding the reason from us.
After hearing to my uncle's version of the story, we can say that the bee is the offender. But let us even hear the bee's version and then we can decide who the real culprit is? What do you say :)
Now the problem is - who would be ready to go and listen to the bee’s version of the story? :)
Hi Charan
As far as I know the best thing to do is to stay still and not run away like your uncle did!
The bee might well land on you but won't sting if you're still.
Once I was walking bare-footed on a beach in Spain and planted my foot right on top of a bee. I hadn't seen it, but I sure felt the sting going right through my foot. All I could do was run into the sea to cool it down, luckily I'm not allergic....
And you're right, bees are really important for ecology, there's even the fear of them dying out.
Thanks Margaret for leaving your signature on this post.
Well friend, your opinion, blended with one of your personal experiences in Spain, is definitely noteworthy.
We have a beehive on our coconut tree, for a long time now. It is quite huge, hanging from a branch/leaf (what do you call it in English, any proper word, pl.?). Often I go upstairs and watch them. It is very interesting. I have heard that their bite is painful, but have no experience.
In my grandmother's house, I remember seeing a squire wooden box, with some net, on a pedestal. I have not seen how they were extracting honey, but we were using home made honey. We had a huge flower garden also and I have never seen the box empty of bees. Don't remember about bee-bites also.
Good post, Sai.
sai bhaiiya
thanks for the comforting words..sudha wrote to say thanks to u..take care.
Sandhyaji, first i would like to say 'hi' to all the bees on your coconut tree :)
Bees normally will not abandon a hive until all the pupae hatch-out. So, keep watching your bee friends for many more years :)
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Our bees to say 'hi' to you for the piece of information about them. The hive is there for more than an year now. I have asked the man who comes to pluck the coconuts, to pluck one by one, from the bunch which is near the bee-hive. The branch is resting on the wall of our terrace. So it might not fall down so easily. Let us see how long it will help the bees to live!
Thanks, Sai
I don't know how to pacify an angry bee. After reading your piece, I feel so scared that I am also looking for some solution.
@Onkarji: Thanks a lot for your comment. Hope you will find a solution soon and share with all of us.
@Sandhyaji: Thanks for revisiting this post and writing another nice piece of comment.
sai dropped in 2 say hi...cheers
Hi Sai
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