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Livestock => Bees & Beekeeping => Topic started by: Moleskins on May 19, 2012, 06:55:56 pm

Title: Top tip
Post by: Moleskins on May 19, 2012, 06:55:56 pm

Tonights top tip is this,
Once you've visited the first hive and driven to the second hive make sure you remember to zip up your bee suit hood. Failure to carry out this simple task will result in two painful stings on the chin.

Title: Re: Top tip
Post by: Beeducked on May 21, 2012, 07:04:12 pm

 ;D


Amazing how easy it is to forget, isn't it!

Title: Re: Top tip
Post by: hughesy on May 21, 2012, 07:23:35 pm

So easy. The missus and I went through our hives yesterday. She got stung 3 times on the ankle having chosen to wear a pair of crocs instead of wellies. One of the hives was quite aggressive and it took us a while to get rid of all the bees before we could take our suits off. It was at this point that I realised I hadn't done the zip on my hood up at one side. Was lucky this time.