Bee Sting!
So there I am Sunday minding my own business biking down the beach from Redondo to LAX, (to engage in my favorite lazy L.A. pastime of watching 747s depart over Dockwieler Beach,) and I look down and a bee has lodged itself in my wrist!
I’ve never been stung by a bee before, and never have been one to completely spaz out when a bee shows up at a picnic either. I noted a lifeguard station on the off chance I’d be allergic or go into anaphylactic shock or something. But other than some soreness that evening nothing major to report.
I snapped a picture before a pulling out the stinger. Pretty cool actually, just not sure why he stung me.
Many stings and bites take place during the fall
months as the temperature of the days decrease. Reason being, bees, wasps and
insects in general are cold blooded and they linger around people and pets in order
to absorb body heat, therefore increasing the chances of getting stung or bitten.
Last week, I witnessed a 4 year old girl with her hand and forearm swollen
to her elbow, from a wasp sting that she received to her fingertip the day
before. The sight of her hand and arm brought tears to my eyes because I knew
that if she had had
Baker’s Venom Cleanser available when she was stung, none of her discomfort
would have elevated to that extreme point of swelling and discomfort.
Why thanks for the comment slash advertisement on my blog. I might recommend your product for a backwoods hike or camping, but for a healthy adult like myself I don’t think its necessary. I only had a bit of pain in that evening, but not enough to even bother taking an aspirin.
Since you’re a bee expert could you please tell me if the length in which the stinger remains in you affects the severity of the sting? A couple of friends called me a dork for leaving the stinger in and taking a picture. But I really don’t think it made a difference.
If you don’t squeeze the stinger or move too much, it’s not going to matter if you leave it there long enough to take a picture.
Beekeepers will flick the stinger off with a fingernail or the edge of a knife and then put a little paste of salt on the spot. (Many carry those little fast-food packets of salt with them.) A dab of bleach on the spot will also work, I’ve heard.
Glad you weren’t allergic!