"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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On our allotment site one gardener wanted to start keeping bees. Our
Council who rent out the plots wrote to everyone and asked if they minded
the keeping of bees on the site. Needless to say all the "old " gardeners
said yes, with some enthusiasm, we could see a significant increase in
crops due to better pollination. Let alone the availability of local
honey.
Unfortunately one of the "new" plot holders has objected saying he is
allergic to bee stings. Our Council have therefore refused permission for
bees to be kept on our site. (no democracy there!)

My understanding is that when a child he was stung by a bee on the hand
and eventually, after a couple of days or so, he got a dark line running
up his arm and had to have medical treatment.

I thought that if one had an allergy to bee stings, once stung, the
situation was serious and needed immediate medical help and also that
sufferers carried a special pack around with them just in case.

So, is what he experienced an allergy to stings or blood poisoning?


The trouble with bee sting allergies is that they develop and get worse with
repeated contact. Some keepers have had to give up because a family member
had the allergy and it got worse due to him taking his venom-laden bee suit
into the house.
Graham
I'm one of those fortunate people who can't tell exactly where he was stung
some 30 minutes later.