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Smashing 50 beehives is a lot for plain vandalism. Smashing 1 or 2 you'd get the haha, but you'd have to be particularly motivated to go after all 50. Plus, you

Smashing 50 beehives is a lot for plain vandalism. Smashing 1 or 2 you'd get the haha, but you'd have to be particularly motivated to go after all 50. Plus, you'd need at least some planning to not get stung.

krylon 9y ago
> Plus, you'd need at least some planning to not get stung. That is just what I was thinking. Without a bee suit, attacking even a single bee hive seems like a very bad idea. Last year, I got stung by a bee that got trapped under the straps of my bike helmet, and it really hurt. Plus, I had to remove the sting. And that was just a single bee. EDIT: Yeah, I did not take the winter into consideration. When I got stung, it was summer. facepalm
- esaym 9y ago
  But this is in Iowa with snow on the ground. I would think that lower than 50 degree F, insects can't really move too much at those temps?
- kpil 9y ago
  It's winter, the bees were hibernating. They won't be able to fly for more than a second or two in the cold if they were warm enough to get going.
  - Balgair 9y ago
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    - selectodude 9y ago
      It happened in Iowa.
- lostlogin 9y ago
  You get better at getting stung (except for the rare individual who gets worse). The first hurts, then it declines over the season. The ones I get in my hands I sometimes don’t even feel but come across later when cleaning up. The ones in my legs hurt. I got 6 or 7 last week and it swelled too. Maybe don’t wear shorts and jandles.
  - krylon 9y ago
    I never considered getting stung by insects a career. ;-) I got stung by a wasp when I was like 6 years old, and it kind of traumatized me, so I was rather careful ever since.
    - lostlogin 9y ago
      The 10,000 stings thing has been disproven Im told. Unless you have very aggressive bees, you can open them up and do stuff without them getting too upset. You can see their posture change, then you get the odd one bumping into you, and then it’s all on. However squash a bee and it stings, open them in bad weather or get water in there and you will be punished. Having smoke handy helps and having a veil on keeps your face beautiful for work the next day. Wasps are a different story and they seem to have aggression and no other state.
    - Balgair 9y ago
      If you have young people around, you should watch this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbfmhGxamZ81CaHeEGKMtUvb1wBRDoCiC https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbfmhGxamZ81CaHeEGKMt...
      - markbnj 9y ago
        I have no clue why this link to a playlist of 131 videos is relevant.

krylon 9y ago

> Plus, you'd need at least some planning to not get stung. That is just what I was thinking. Without a bee suit, attacking even a single bee hive seems like a very bad idea. Last year, I got stung by a bee that got trapped under the straps of my bike helmet, and it really hurt. Plus, I had to remove the sting. And that was just a single bee. EDIT: Yeah, I did not take the winter into consideration. When I got stung, it was summer. facepalm

esaym 9y ago
But this is in Iowa with snow on the ground. I would think that lower than 50 degree F, insects can't really move too much at those temps?
kpil 9y ago
It's winter, the bees were hibernating. They won't be able to fly for more than a second or two in the cold if they were warm enough to get going.
- Balgair 9y ago
  .
  - selectodude 9y ago
    It happened in Iowa.
lostlogin 9y ago
You get better at getting stung (except for the rare individual who gets worse). The first hurts, then it declines over the season. The ones I get in my hands I sometimes don’t even feel but come across later when cleaning up. The ones in my legs hurt. I got 6 or 7 last week and it swelled too. Maybe don’t wear shorts and jandles.
- krylon 9y ago
  I never considered getting stung by insects a career. ;-) I got stung by a wasp when I was like 6 years old, and it kind of traumatized me, so I was rather careful ever since.
  - lostlogin 9y ago
    The 10,000 stings thing has been disproven Im told. Unless you have very aggressive bees, you can open them up and do stuff without them getting too upset. You can see their posture change, then you get the odd one bumping into you, and then it’s all on. However squash a bee and it stings, open them in bad weather or get water in there and you will be punished. Having smoke handy helps and having a veil on keeps your face beautiful for work the next day. Wasps are a different story and they seem to have aggression and no other state.
  - Balgair 9y ago
    If you have young people around, you should watch this: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbfmhGxamZ81CaHeEGKMtUvb1wBRDoCiC https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbfmhGxamZ81CaHeEGKMt...
    - markbnj 9y ago
      I have no clue why this link to a playlist of 131 videos is relevant.