PSA Killer Bees in South Texas

[jdmidwest]

2 weeks ago, I was mowing the yard in a break from the rains.  It was still wet and humid and the bees were bearded on the hive and pissy.  I made a pass by the bee yard and backed up in front of a hive to mow it.  I normally just make a straight run across it with no problems

First ones on right cheek started 3 stings, then they started on the left eye.  Got under the glasses and hit the lid on top and bottom.  Shoved it in high gear and made a run up hill for the house.

Got the stingers out of my eyelid and things just looked like big bags under my eyes.

Woke up next morning to this.  Radiation and removal of most of my lymph glands have wrecked the fluid drainage off my head.  I swelled like a balloon.  Went to prompt care and got a dose of steriods.  By the time I got there,  standing and holding my head erect had taken enough down I could see out of the eye pretty well.

I knew it would probably happen, been expecting it for 8 years now.  But, it was the first multiple sting to the head shot since the cancer.  First in all of my 13 years of bee keeping.

[BilletHead]

48 minutes ago, jdmidwest said:

2 weeks ago, I was mowing the yard in a break from the rains.  It was still wet and humid and the bees were bearded on the hive and pissy.  I made a pass by the bee yard and backed up in front of a hive to mow it.  I normally just make a straight run across it with no problems

First ones on right cheek started 3 stings, then they started on the left eye.  Got under the glasses and hit the lid on top and bottom.  Shoved it in high gear and made a run up hill for the house.

Got the stingers out of my eyelid and things just looked like big bags under my eyes.

Woke up next morning to this.  Radiation and removal of most of my lymph glands have wrecked the fluid drainage off my head.  I swelled like a balloon.  Went to prompt care and got a dose of steriods.  By the time I got there,  standing and holding my head erect had taken enough down I could see out of the eye pretty well.

I knew it would probably happen, been expecting it for 8 years now.  But, it was the first multiple sting to the head shot since the cancer.  First in all of my 13 years of bee keeping.

                          Bummer dude!