Beware of the Bees

goodvibe

goodvibe

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Danger! We were riding at Chimney Rock today and while one buddy stopped and placed his foot on a log to rest, we were accosted by a nest of what appeared to be yellow jackets.

I have attached a map of the location of the nest.


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Actually, my buddy wasn't sure if he was going to come riding that day and we wound up meeting in the woods. When he stopped to talk to us when we found each other, the bees came up and attacked us. I had a bad reaction and I wound up having to go to the doctor for a bad reaction to the bee stings.
 
Bastards, hope you are ok. Kirt, is this the spot you pointed out to the ranger guy that day at the TM?
 
goodvibe said:
Actually, my buddy wasn't sure if he was going to come riding that day and we wound up meeting in the woods. When he stopped to talk to us when we found each other, the bees came up and attacked us. I had a bad reaction and I wound up having to go to the doctor for a bad reaction to the bee stings.
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If they were yellow jackets, why do you keep calling them bees? Bees generally don't just go off and attack people for no reason. They're just busy collecting pollen and making honey. Gosh.
 
RNG1 said:
Valid point. I guess there is more behind your post based on your avatar?
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Yes, we steal honey from bees without any fear of violence from them. Attached is a picture of my husband with a pet bee on a string. They are so misunderstood.
 

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I've been stung literally hundreds of times in my life but only once that I can recall from a honey bee and it was because I stepped on him in the grass with bare feet.

Wasps, yellowjackets and hornets are another thing all together! I hate those little bastards. Yeah, yeah, eco system and balance and all that but still they are a pain.

Goodvibe, hopefully the doctor told you this, but if you had a bad reaction that is usually a warning sign that the next time you could have anaphylactic shock. You don't have AS the first time you get stung, you are warned by having a bad reaction first. The next time isn't so friendly.
 
JumpinJosh said:
I've been stung literally hundreds of times in my life but only once that I can recall from a honey bee and it was because I stepped on him in the grass with bare feet.

Wasps, yellowjackets and hornets are another thing all together! I hate those little bastards. Yeah, yeah, eco system and balance and all that but still they are a pain.

Goodvibe, hopefully the doctor told you this, but if you had a bad reaction that is usually a warning sign that the next time you could have anaphylactic shock. You don't have AS the first time you get stung, you are warned by having a bad reaction first. The next time isn't so friendly.
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Very good point. There was a whole thread about this recently.
 
JumpinJosh said:
I've been stung literally hundreds of times in my life but only once that I can recall from a honey bee and it was because I stepped on him in the grass with bare feet.

Wasps, yellowjackets and hornets are another thing all together! I hate those little bastards. Yeah, yeah, eco system and balance and all that but still they are a pain.

Goodvibe, hopefully the doctor told you this, but if you had a bad reaction that is usually a warning sign that the next time you could have anaphylactic shock. You don't have AS the first time you get stung, you are warned by having a bad reaction first. The next time isn't so friendly.
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Luckily, It was only localized swelling. A couple of years ago, I was doing the race at Kittatiny and I was stung in the first few minutes of the race. I rode the whole race with the stinger in. Two days later, my leg was about three times the size due to swelling. Ever since then, I have an Epi-Pen in my Camelbak.

This time was no different, but fortunately, there was no breathing problems and the swelling was only in the areas in which I was stung.
 
I got nailed by a wasp nest Tuesday. Little F'ers got me 3 time on the back of my right hand. My hand swelled up to more than double, pretty quickly. When I got home from work Thursday, I took a couple of antihistamines and then,... a nice little coma. My paw is almost back to human sized today. I never had a problem with bee stings before, and this change is not good wit' me.
 
I got stung by a honey bee this summer. We were in Maine, coming down off the top of Cadillac Mt. I was going about 33 mph and one flew in my jersey and started stinging. I could not take my hands of the brakes to get him out and there is no shoulder on that road.

I finally stopped and ripped off my jersey like a crazy person. The motorist got a pretty good show.

And yes, I am highly allergic....next question...no I did not have my epipen. Forget the bee, I thought Chris was going to kill me.

I did have Benedryl tabs with me so I popped 2 of those and we rode 5 miles to the ranger station and they took me home.

The Benedryl stopped the systemic reaction this time. I guess honey bees are low on venom...cuz he got me several time.
 
goodvibe said:
Luckily, It was only localized swelling. A couple of years ago, I was doing the race at Kittatiny and I was stung in the first few minutes of the race. I rode the whole race with the stinger in. Two days later, my leg was about three times the size due to swelling. Ever since then, I have an Epi-Pen in my Camelbak.

This time was no different, but fortunately, there was no breathing problems and the swelling was only in the areas in which I was stung.
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That is how I react. Not fun. I remember running into a Hornets nest or two as a kid. Imagine half your body swollen like that.
 
Actually, I just picked up the refill for my Epi-Pen today. Does anyone know if the nest was cleared out of the area. I have ridden Chimney Rock since, but have avoided the area of the "Stinging Insect" nest. (Don't want to offend syncroscat again)
 
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