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Bee sting allergy
In message , Bob Hobden
wrote 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? For spring/early summer pollination why not just put up some tubes to attract Red Mason bees to 'nest'. This year I had a couple of hundred buzzing around for a few months although it's taken a few years for the numbers to build up. http://www.amac.f2s.com/bee/ quote The Red Mason Bee is not at all aggressive. The male does not have a sting, a female will sting only if very roughly handled between the fingers and even then, the sting is a puny thing compared to a wasp or honeybee. /quote http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Mason_Bees.html http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Mason_Bee_FAQ.html http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Index_Pollination_Bees_27.html -- Alan news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com |
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