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Originally Posted by stevej37
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I never thought of diff types of bee venom. My brother carries an epi pen whenever outside in the summer. I'll pass that info along to him.
Around here..I see the ground bees more often in dry late summer. If there is exposed dirt..watch out.
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Unbelievably, this morning before the day got to a double 85 (85°/85%rH) I was chipping/shredding some brush with the chipper-shredder right on top of a nest of ground bees. I didn’t think nothing of the first sting until about 3 minutes later when I got hit 4 more times on my lower left leg.
Painful, minimal swelling but nothing else. Hopped on the tractor and moved the rig a few feet and continued until the job was done.
All the while I’m being hyper vigilant about symptoms, too. Not a one, thankfully.
However, I’m told initial bee stings can be relatively asymptomatic but somehow sensitizes your immune system which can go haywire if stung again.