Comments on: 8 Tips for Beekeeping Safety

By: tj

tj — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:29:09 +0000

Try over the counter steroid cream

By: Ron Peebles

Ron Peebles — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:44:28 +0000

I second the use of Apple Cider Vinegar as a rub/wash. It takes the pain away in less than 10 minuets. I use it on Mosquito bites as well and aching muscles. The only problem, that my wife always points out, it makes me smell a brewery for half an hour! The ACV does not have to have the “Mother” in it. ie any cheap make will do.

By: Tim S

Tim S — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:52:19 +0000

Try apple cider vinegar as soon as you are stung. Keep a bottle with you or get a small roller bottle.

By: Dan L

Dan L — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:41:37 +0000

I react exactly the same way to stings as you Ann and also have tried every concoction in the book to relieve the effects of a sting, nothing ever works well enough to brag about. I gear up but still get tagged probably a dozen or so times a season. Hang in there, one day we will find a remedy that actually works.

By: Name*Ann G

Name*Ann G — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:04:14 +0000

I am not allergic to bee stings, but I am hyper sensitive. I swell excessively up to the second joint from the site of the sting, it becomes red hot & itches for 4 days. I have tried everything to help eleviate some of the discomfort & swelling but nothing works, & I do mean everything. I went to an allergist & was told the only thing I could do is quit bee keeping. I use ice immediately, take benedryl, use benedryl ointment, I’ve tried alcohol (not orally) , honey, oatmeal, & baking soda. Does anyone else have this problem & any suggestions for me to try that might work? Thank you!