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More experienced beekeepers start shedding gear. Some only go in with a veil. That said, some also go in without a veil. This is _not_ a good idea. There wa
by Qworg 12y ago
More experienced beekeepers start shedding gear. Some only go in with a veil.
That said, some also go in without a veil. This is _not_ a good idea. There was a very experienced (25+ years) beekeeper who told a story at the PA State meeting how he nearly died after knocking over a beehive.
- SheepSlapper 12y agoI was helping a friend of the family out once w/ his bees, and he was the kind of keeper that didn't have any veils. I ended up getting stung three times on the same side of my face (twice in my eyebrow, once next to the eye) when they got angry, and I had to leave ASAP and drive 20 minutes home before the swelling would affect my vision. I was out of commission for about a week after that. The whole right side of my face was swollen, and I couldn't see out of that eye for most of that time. It looked like I got in a fight and lost :) And that was the last time I went into a hive without a veil.