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    bee repellant?

    okay anybody got a good bee repellant to wear when mowing? It could have been a yellow jacket all i can tell you is it was black and yellow could fly and stung repeatedly. No other bee attacked me but dang this wasr the 3rd time in 4 weeks! And with all the rain we have been having and are expecting I will need to be mowing up till the first hard frost.

    I can tell you deep woods off didn't work today.
    by the book atkinseer

    started 6/1/02 at 313
    goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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  • #2
    Re: bee repellant?

    I hate bees. How about wearing long sleeve with a hat. You should try to find the lair and kill them all...without dying yourself that is.


    Tommy
    Male
    Where I work: The Longfin

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    • #3
      Re: bee repellant?

      Agree with Tommy - find the nest. These bees (yellow jackets and ground hornets) are a nuisance, but foragers can be traced to a hole in the ground they will bee coming and going from during the day. If nest is disturbed they will attack, and if you swat one flying around, it releases a scent that attracts the others to attack. If they swarm on you, it could bee deadly. Never hit at one. You can lure the foraging bees away from your area by leaving a sugary drink somewhere in the distance, for short-term riddance. Once you find the nest, though, dress protectively and spray into it with bee killer at night, when they are sleeping and sluggish. Do NOT use gasoline - (though many do it's illegal).
      ~Susan
      49/f 5'7" Start 2-27-06 SW222/11-18-09 @ 160-ish/G135-150ish??

      Doin Miles, Flights, & Kid Ketchin'...
      2 Ab Chal's; 6WEC#27 slug-Free; & more; 50# LOST in'06-
      but regained ~20# in '07 in less than 3 weeks! And again early '08 ...Was in HEAVEN -got to 150, for awhile, then got too busy, and gave in too much... and... OK holding pattern "keep it together..."

      .................OMG how did I fail AGAIN
      (((on temporary break)))
      Sigh ... I'll be back... life isn't always fair 10-07-09

      "Goal: First you have to dream of it. Then you have to do it." Author unknown

      sheesh

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      • #4
        Re: bee repellant?

        Sorry 2big don't konw of any repellents, but I do know that toothpaste is supposed to work very well at soothing a sting.
        Jen, 39, F
        In maintenance



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        • #5
          Re: bee repellant?

          well they have been stinging me right through my pants on the right knee so long sleves and hats are not going to help and only one bee at a time which is why I don't think it is disturbing the nest cause when I cut the tree down in 03 and the vibrations disturbed those bees I was attacked by hundreds as all ADBBer from back then know.
          by the book atkinseer

          started 6/1/02 at 313
          goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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          • #6
            Re: bee repellant?

            One other thing -make sure when your in their vicinity you are not wearing perfume or other sweet aromas (even some deodorant can attract them), unless it's a "sweat bee"...but they look different, and will chase you down to bite (not sting). How big are the ones getting you??
            ~Susan
            49/f 5'7" Start 2-27-06 SW222/11-18-09 @ 160-ish/G135-150ish??

            Doin Miles, Flights, & Kid Ketchin'...
            2 Ab Chal's; 6WEC#27 slug-Free; & more; 50# LOST in'06-
            but regained ~20# in '07 in less than 3 weeks! And again early '08 ...Was in HEAVEN -got to 150, for awhile, then got too busy, and gave in too much... and... OK holding pattern "keep it together..."

            .................OMG how did I fail AGAIN
            (((on temporary break)))
            Sigh ... I'll be back... life isn't always fair 10-07-09

            "Goal: First you have to dream of it. Then you have to do it." Author unknown

            sheesh

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            • #7
              Re: bee repellant?

              i don't wear scented anything. the bee is about 3/4 inch long has wings and is yellow and black stipes. I hope I don't have to see them any more.
              by the book atkinseer

              started 6/1/02 at 313
              goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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              • #8
                Re: bee repellant?

                http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC2510.htmHope this is reassuring.
                ~Susan
                49/f 5'7" Start 2-27-06 SW222/11-18-09 @ 160-ish/G135-150ish??

                Doin Miles, Flights, & Kid Ketchin'...
                2 Ab Chal's; 6WEC#27 slug-Free; & more; 50# LOST in'06-
                but regained ~20# in '07 in less than 3 weeks! And again early '08 ...Was in HEAVEN -got to 150, for awhile, then got too busy, and gave in too much... and... OK holding pattern "keep it together..."

                .................OMG how did I fail AGAIN
                (((on temporary break)))
                Sigh ... I'll be back... life isn't always fair 10-07-09

                "Goal: First you have to dream of it. Then you have to do it." Author unknown

                sheesh

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                • #9
                  Re: bee repellant?

                  well so with in 1000 yrd of where I'm mowing is a nest great. Got a roid shot and will not be mowing the yard again this yr. now for next yr I have an epi pen and should I get stung again will be hiring a mowing person.
                  by the book atkinseer

                  started 6/1/02 at 313
                  goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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