Thanks for sending this. Becky
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Delma" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:36 PM To: "RecipesAndMore" <[email protected]>; "OurKitchenTable2" <[email protected]>; "JanetsKitchen" <[email protected]> Subject: [RecipesAndMore] HOW TO SURVIVE IF YOU HIT A BEEHIVE > > > HOW TO SURVIVE IF YOU HIT A BEEHIVE > Get ready to act as soon as you realize that you have > hit a hive. > Striking a hive or nest with a ball or club will likely > provoke a strong defensive response from the bees. > Do not swat. > Never swat at honeybees or wasps. Swatting may > incite them to sting when they otherwise had no > intention of doing so. > Run from the nest. > Bees and wasps can fly faster than you can run. > However, the farther you get from the nest, the less > likely they will be to follow you.When you are stung > by a bee or wasp, you are marked with an alarm > pheromone and other bees and wasps will continue > the attack in response to the chemical. The intensity > of the attack will continue to increase if you do not > continue fleeing the hive area. Extremely defensive > colonies may pursue you for half a mile. > Cover your face and head with your shirt or jacket. > Bees and wasps usually focus their attack on the head > and face.While running, pull your shirt or jacket up > over your head, leaving only a small slit to see where > you are going. A honeybee will lose its stinger and die > once it stings, but a wasp can sting multiple times. > How to Avoid Being Stung > Do not wear body fragrances such as scented > creams, perfumes, and after-shave lotions. They > may attract bees, and may incite an attack. > Do not blow at or near a hive; bee and some wasp > colonies react defensively to mammalian breath. > Look for head-butting. Extremely defensive honey > bee colonies will have a few bees patrolling the > immediate vicinity of the nest.When approached > they will begin to head-butt you in an effort to > encourage you to leave. If this occurs, leave the > area immediately. > Be Aware > Honeybee colonies are commonly located in dark > cavities in buildings, water valve boxes, and utility > equipment, as well as in ground holes and cavities > in trees. Usually the small entrance hole is all that > is visible. > Honeybee colonies are perennial, while wasp > colonies develop in the spring and die in the fall. > Both wasp and bee colonies reach their population > zenith during the summer months. > Vibrations from a golf cart may elicit a defensive > reaction from the hive or nest. > A swarm of honeybees may settle on a tree branch > or on the overhang of a structure. These bees are > looking for a new home, and such swarms are not > usually defensive. > Run for cover. > Find the nearest enclosure: a car with the windows > rolled up or a building are both good options. > Do not jump into water. > The bees will orient to your air bubbles on the surface > and will remain there, stinging you each time you > come up for air. > If You Are Stung > . When you reach safety, quickly remove all the > stingers by scraping them out with your fingernails, > a credit card, or whatever is handy. Use a > sideways motion; do not pinch the area. Seek > medical attention if you have multiple stings. > If you attempt to hide in a water hazard, the bees will hover > above until you surface. > Wasp colonies are usually much smaller than those > of bees, and their paper nests are often exposed, > leaving them more easily disturbed. Some wasp > species build large enclosed nests that hang from > tree branches. > Honeybee nest > Wasp nest > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
