What about being stung?
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(Yes this can be quite painful - but usually brief)
For most people, the stings are not life threatening and can be painful for a few seconds to hours and itchy for a few days. However, a few unlucky people suffer severe allergic reactions to bee stings and on rare occasions these can be severe enough to require medical treatment. For beginners, we would recommend that they wear protective clothing when inspecting active beehives. Please note that the person in the picture is being deliberately stung in a bee-venom therapy session being carried out in Japan! Please don't try this at home! For further information about bee stings please read the article Treatment for Bee Stings - by RN: Nola McGann |
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Is beekeeping a time consuming hobby?
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Finding the Queen
(sometimes this is a real pain in the neck, but we have lots of options)
She can be very elusive and snappy getting around the hive and there are times when you really have to find her. Whether is be to dispatch her in order to introduce another queen or simply to be sure that the hive has a queen, here is the link to an article by Hilary Kearney that should give you the heads up!
She can be very elusive and snappy getting around the hive and there are times when you really have to find her. Whether is be to dispatch her in order to introduce another queen or simply to be sure that the hive has a queen, here is the link to an article by Hilary Kearney that should give you the heads up!