bee sting

drewgrim · Post by **drewgrim** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:06 pm

i was being stupid today and wanted to see if my one hive had requeened. i was just going to take a quick peek so i didn't have any gear. as soon as i got the honey supper off the girls got a little cranky. so i just started putting everything back together and i was going to wait. but as soon as i got the lid on one flew up and got me on my eyebrow.(should have had my veil on) does anyone have any proven cures for bee stings? what is the best to make the swelling go away? normally i just have a little tenderness but this one being by my eye has swollen a bit.

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:16 pm

meat tenderizer is good. baking soda helps.

TIME is a guaranteed cure..

drewgrim · Post by **drewgrim** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:16 pm

yeah that is what i was thinking, just wait it out. how long does it usually take for the swelling to go down?

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:48 pm

For me, a couple hours.

For some, a week or more.

Report back and tell us how long it is for you.

p51d · Post by **p51d** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:10 pm

two days for me with a bee sting on the forehead...I looked chinese for two days.

drewgrim · Post by **drewgrim** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 5:25 pm

well it took me 3 days and it is still a little swollen but much better than it was....

p51d · Post by **p51d** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:12 pm

My in-laws took pictures of ne and send to all the relatives....well so much for being a real bee keeper...