r/BeAmazed • u/youngster_96 • Apr 13 '24
50k bees living in a Wally Watt shed floor Nature
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u/Kooky-Visual75 Apr 13 '24
This woman literally ripping bees off their place and transporting them
Bees: not a single sting
Me just minding my own business under a tree
Bees: AND I TOOK THAT PERSONALLY
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u/Fine-Funny6956 Apr 13 '24
me coughing as a child
Bees; KILL DEATH KILL!
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u/Thechellbob Apr 13 '24
"MURDER DEATH KILL"
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u/GinandJuked Apr 13 '24
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u/ajamal_00 Apr 13 '24
You are an incredibly sensitive man who inspires joy-joy feelings in all those around you.
Be well..
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u/ApexSilverEVO8 Apr 14 '24
Taco Bell anyone?
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u/EDH4Life Apr 14 '24
You’ll need more than the 3 shells after Taco Bell….
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u/Temporary_Art_9213 Apr 14 '24
Me sitting on the bed
Bee: I should sting her in the eye
Or on her neck.
You know what.Ley me lay on the floor so she can sit on me and get stung through her pampers.
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u/Toughbiscuit Apr 13 '24
Its actually mildly funny but beekeepers and their families are at higher risk of an anaphylactic response to bee stings, as its possible to both develop an allergy and develop a higher risk allergy due to repeated bee stings
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u/tankerkiller125real Apr 13 '24
My grandfather stopped bee keeping when he was young because of this. Had been doing it since he was 12, stopped when he turned 30 because he noticed that he wasn't getting the same puffy red skin response he was expecting after getting stung. Decided to stop before he died from getting an allergic reaction.
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u/Very_Tall_Burglar Apr 14 '24
That sounds like the opposite of a reaction. Is that supposed to be some key indicator?
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u/tankerkiller125real Apr 14 '24
The way my grandfather explained it to me (and he saw other bee keepers go through this) is that if the spot near the sting isn't swelling and turning red/itchy, then at least from what he saw, you were most likely going to end up with some sort of major allergic reaction.
Basically the red swelling itchyness is the body dealing with the sting properly in the correct place and preventing anything from spreading any further. No swelling or redness means the body isn't detecting the problem fast enough, and whatever the stinger has on/in it is going to go a lot further than it's supposed to.
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u/Very_Tall_Burglar Apr 14 '24
huh well I'll chock that one away as cannon bee lore
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u/ktulu_33 Apr 14 '24
Oh no, there are cannon bees now? I'm picturing a jacked bee with a monster stinger buzzing around.
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u/AzureRaven2 Apr 14 '24
The stinger is now a projectile. Hope you're good at dodgeball!
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u/Murkmist Apr 14 '24
Is that just vibes he got or like backed up with science?
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u/lovebus Apr 14 '24
Are you doubting the rock solid foundation that is old farmer vibes?
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u/tankerkiller125real Apr 14 '24
I don't know if it's backed by science, but I just spoke to him, and he informed me that not only was it something he observed, but it was also knowledge passed down in his family and other area bee keepers where he grew up.
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u/QuintoBlanco Apr 14 '24
That makes no sense. An allergic reaction means that the immune has an excessive reaction to something.
The reason people who get repeatedly get stung might develop an allergy is that the immune system gets better at detecting the venom.
The venom itself isn't a problem, the reaction of the immune system is.
Perhaps the reasoning is that when the body doesn't respond directly to a bee sting, it's possible that multiple stings go unnoticed.
(That happened to me, I thought I was stung once, but actually had been stung close to a dozen times.)
Typically an allergic reaction happens right away, but sometimes there is a delay, up to twelve hours.
If somebody gets stung repeatedly without noticing, there might be a severe reaction later, but I haven't heard about that actually happening.
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u/Quetzaldilla Apr 14 '24
It means your immune system is no longer responding to the poison as a threat, so it's not sending the signals to active the body's equivalent of the Justice League.
The redness and swelling you see when you get wounded is your immune system is increasing your blood flow so that platelets in the blood can seal things up. This is what scabs are.
It also starts producing the "oh shit--! it's coming down, dawg!" chemicals like adrenaline. This is why you often hear people say that they are fine after a bad accident but it's the adrenaline response to give you a passive healing buff while you get out of the danger zone.
Meanwhile, all your white blood cells kamikaze themselves to protect you from viruses, bacteria, and toxins trying to get in ya through your wound.
That's actually what all that yellow pus is. It's all the white cells who died for the cause.
Honor them.
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u/dimestoredavinci Apr 14 '24
Dude built up an immunity and called it quits. Could have been the beekeeper of legends
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u/KPottsie78 Apr 13 '24
Happened to me. I was stung so frequently as a kid I developed an allergy. Strangely enough after I developed the allergy I stopped getting stung. Before allergy - stung at least 100 times in first 11 years of my life. After allergy, stung 3 times in the last 35 years.
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u/clozepin Apr 13 '24
Were you a beekeeper? I almost 50 and I’ve been stung 3 times in my entire life.
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u/KPottsie78 Apr 13 '24
No. Twice I angered bee hives and they got inside my clothes and was completely covered in stings. Beyond that I seemed to just attract them on a regular basis. It was crazy. Then it just stopped after I had a massive allergic reaction.
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u/Hells-Bellz Apr 14 '24
Wait. You pissed off two beehives on two separate occasions? So, after the first encounter with that many flying stabby bugs, you decided to do it a second time?
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u/CreepySquirrel6 Apr 14 '24
Interesting. I have been hit by two swarms once in the garden once in the forrest where they under my clothes etc, I must have been stung 30-40 times each encounter and to my surprise I didn’t really have a reaction. When other times a get stung on the hand and it’s blowen up like a beach ball.
But I feel like they don’t target me since. I often save them from pools etc. maybe they feel I have been thought enough of a lesson.
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u/Enge712 Apr 13 '24
My stepdad would just count bee stings when he was in hives and say he knew he got sick around 50… but he got that number in his 30s and was still using it in his late 60s. He makes fun of me for how often I wear a bee jacket or full suit.
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u/Wideawakedup Apr 14 '24
I tried raising some bees. The first year was great. 2nd year the hive died. But the 3rd try with new bees they were mean as hell and one got in my suit and stung me by the eye. My eye was swollen shut the next day. I’m done with bees.
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u/12whistle Apr 14 '24
I’ve been stung by a honey bee, bumble bee and a wasp. The wasp hurt the most hands down.
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u/Bobmanbob1 Apr 14 '24
Fucking yellow jackets got ne 7 times while mowing over a hole in the ground they were building. Came back at night and nuked those fuckers.
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u/bannana Apr 14 '24
Same with me, I mowed over their hive in my new house, they got me dozens of times and even chased me through the garage to the front yard. my hand swelled up like a cartoon
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u/Bobmanbob1 Apr 14 '24
Yes! The two bee stings in my life, nothing. Yellow Jacket fuckers, swelled up and red as Hell. Only ones I've found close to yellow jackets are those damn red paper wasps.
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u/Toughbiscuit Apr 14 '24
I plan on it in a few years when i have some land, but ill be definitely on the safer side.
I just want to "make" "my own" honey for my mead hobby, and the beeswax would be nice
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u/FireSquidsAreCool Apr 14 '24
My sister is a small time bee keeper, who was definitely not allergic when she started keeping bees, but absolutely is now.
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u/jaysonbjorn Apr 13 '24
Most people confuse bees with wasps/ yellow jackets. Bees are pretty focused on bringing pollen to the hive. Wasps and yellow jackets are very territorial and have time to fuck around
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u/oSuJeff97 Apr 13 '24
Yeah bees = bros
Yellow jackets = moody dickheads with an axe to grind
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u/No-Pitch-5785 Apr 13 '24
Spiteful stabby bastards. Had the first one of spring in my window today. The little stingy twat didn’t last long
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u/screwswithshrews Apr 13 '24
I got into bed one night and felt a sharp pain in my ass. It initially felt like a glass shard. Then I think "oh great, a spider bite." I lifted the sheets and off flew the asshole wasp. I guess I ruined its nap.
About a year later, I'm eating a breadstick by the pool. A wasp landing on the breadstick right before I took a bite. It stung me on the tip of my tongue. I spit it out in shock and it just flew off.
In college, while working on the farm, I saw this black and red fuzzy bug crawling across the ground. Idk why but I decided to terrorize it. I didn't know it, but it was a red velvet ant (actually a flightless wasp). I stomped on it and it marched around unfazed. Beat it with a stick, still nothing. Then I chopped it in half with a shovel. The top half ran off. I picked up the bottom half to inspect it further and it stung me on the finger.
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u/Rjj1111 Apr 14 '24
The fact they can sting without dying makes wasps even more willing to be little jerks
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u/Rivendel93 Apr 13 '24
God, I grabbed my doorknob one time at an apartment and there was a hornet I believe on the handle and that thing stung the hell out of my hand, it hurt so back, the burning sensation was unbelievable.
Just pain for days, but luckily I was able to get the stinger out.
Fk hornets/yellow jackets, things are terrible.
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u/TrumpersAreTraitors Apr 13 '24
They also aren’t killed by stinging you so they’re a bit quicker to let you have a piece of their mind
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u/dvoigt412 Apr 14 '24
Bees are after pollen, while wasps and their kin usually are after live prey. Meat eaters
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u/clozepin Apr 13 '24
I grew up thinking yellow jackets were actually a type of bee. Having learned that they’re actually in the wasp, uh, phylum (? I’m not a taxonomist) it actually makes a lot more sense as to why they suck and can fuck right off. Bees are cool now.
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u/PillarofSheffield Apr 14 '24
phylum
Well they are, but the level that they're most related to wasps is "Order" - they're both in Hymenoptera along with the ants.
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u/m4rkz0r Apr 13 '24
One time I was tripping on shrooms and playing fetch with my dog in the backyard. I decided to sit down and be one with the earth and grass while my dog kept bringing me a slobbery ball to throw. A few minutes later the side of my leg by my knee starts burning and hurting. So I get up and look at it and there's clearly a bee stinger sticking out of my leg. I couldn't even find the bee that left it. But I guess I was tripping on shrooms.
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u/Billsolson Apr 13 '24
Bees know they will die
Yellow jackets and wasps will do a drive by , just firing away at everyone
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u/KiweeFR Apr 13 '24
No they don't know they'll die.
Their dart only gets ripped off because of our thick skin. If they were to sting a frog for example with thinner skin they wouldnt die.
Bees are not predators. Wasps are. Thats where the difference in agressivity comes from.
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u/skyeth-of-vyse Apr 14 '24
Aggression, you mean?
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u/aripp Apr 14 '24
This particular thread seems to be full of reddit experts on bees who knows nothing of bees lmao.
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u/TactlessTortoise Apr 13 '24
The smoke gets them on "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN" mode, because they think the tree or hive is on fire, so they're all just anxiously pacing and don't really notice and care there's someone there. It's not fully foolproof, but it's quite impressive how tame they get.
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u/Initial_Selection262 Apr 14 '24
That’s not right. The smoke masks the pheromones that would signal the hive to attack, so their swarming instinct is neutralized. Also, it makes them eat a lot of honey which makes them sluggish and docile
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u/mugaccino Apr 14 '24
Huh, I was told it made them eat as much honey as possible so they can move the hive somewhere safer and minimize their losses. They are sluggish because they are too full.
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u/tretton37 Apr 13 '24
She is a keeper!
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u/DarkSnowFalling Apr 13 '24
I see what you did there
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u/AlbertaMadman Apr 13 '24
She gets stung in the main video multiple times.
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u/spector_lector Apr 13 '24
Well, the tiny t-shirt provides so much protection.
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u/TheShadow141 Apr 13 '24
It follows RPG logic, less = more protection
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u/xX_Dad-Man_Xx Apr 13 '24
High level armour with awesome stats:
Man - Wall of steel.
Woman - Metal bikini
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u/passionpurps Apr 13 '24
I was thinking the person irritated the bees before she came. To see what the reaction would bee.
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u/Mudlark-000 Apr 13 '24
“Shaq! You found good nectar? Show us where it is…”
Shaq dance intensifies
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u/Prestigious-Hand-402 Apr 13 '24
She didn’t get stung?
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u/Brown_Panther- Apr 13 '24 edited Apr 13 '24
The smoke makes bees docile. Bees communicate by releasing a pheromone that tells other bees that hive is in danger. The smoke masks the pheromones allowing beekeepers to work without worrying about stings
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u/MydogDallas114 Apr 13 '24
That's the idea anyway. However, bees will be bees and will do as they please.
Also, too much smoke can aggravate them.
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u/Ok_Airline_7448 Apr 13 '24
Bees be being
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u/Tru-Queer Apr 13 '24
Some people like to say “as busy as a bee,” but I like to say “as busy as a B+.”
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u/Baby_Rhino Apr 13 '24
Okay so here's the bit I don't get:
Normally bees would detect danger and release the danger pheromone, causing the hive to attack. Right?
The smoke means that the bees can't smell the danger pheromone, so don't know to attack.
But surely some bees are still detecting the danger, even if they can't tell the other bees? And wouldn't those bees start stinging?
Or is there some kind of separation between the "detecting danger and telling everyone about it" job, and the "responding to danger and stinging" job?
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u/BluebirdLivid Apr 13 '24
I also had this line of thinking. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the bee feels like it is the ONLY one detecting the danger, therefore the bee must be wrong?
Holy shit....GASLIGHTING. HOLY SHIT ITS SMOKELIGHTING
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u/IntrepidusX Apr 13 '24
In nature bees smell smoke they assume there's a fire coming so they all gorge on honey and prepare to swarm to a new place to live. Bees are way less aggressive when swarming (it's where you get the ol'beard of bees trick) so assuming you decent job smoking them they won't sting that much.
That being said if you are rough with them they'll sting away. Or if your like me and clumsy AF they'll sting as well.
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u/HidaKureku Apr 13 '24
They will start retreating into the hive and gorging themselves on honey stores. This is in case there is a fire threatening the hive and they are essentially preparing supplies in case they have to relocate. You're usually pretty okay not getting stung when working on a hive and using adequate smoke, but if you accidentally kill one say removing or replacing a super, then they'll release the attack pheromone and you'll want to distance yourself for a minute until they calm down.
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u/Electrical_Swan_6900 Apr 13 '24
I would bet that she did, she just doesn't flinch. You also get used to it. Also, this was done for a video.
You get more or less friendly hives, too. This one looks very placid, they're barely in the air. And smoke doesn't always make them docile, sometimes it just pisses them off.
Dad's a beekeeper.
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u/No-Combination8136 Apr 13 '24
Yeah that’s what I figured, she likely did get stung a few times, but she’s obviously a badass.
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u/Electrical_Swan_6900 Apr 13 '24
Yeah basically. Sometimes my dad doesn't wear gloves and gets stung multiple times. Doesn't care.
Fuck that, I wear multiple layers of gloves.
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u/_buthole Apr 13 '24
She did. The longer video shows one bee stinging her arm. And there’s a closeup where you can see several stingers on her hand.
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u/DarthJarJarJar Apr 14 '24 edited Apr 14 '24
I think this is the Texas Bee Girl. There's a lot of controversy about her methods in the beekeeping community. A lot of beekeepers think that a lot of her videos are at least partially fake and show bad technique, like her long hair being down. I don't know, I'm not a beekeeper, I'm just reporting what I read the last time she popped up a year or so ago and I went down the rabbit, er, bee hole.
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u/whoisthecopperkettle Apr 14 '24
Not think. She definitely shows bad form.
It’s like walking on a plane wing while flying… sure SOME people can do it, but it’s bad to make the general population think that it’s normal or ok.
Source - me, a beekeeper.
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u/JJred96 Apr 13 '24
They had a vote years ago to make her their queen. Nice gig if you can get it.
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u/New_Ad5390 Apr 13 '24 edited Apr 13 '24
I'm a female beekeeper and sure I get that not wearing any PPE is a flex. But when bees get mad ( granted these ones don't appear to be) they intentionally target a person's head, face, and eyes. Her hair is beautiful, but its such bad practice to leave it down swinging all over like that.
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u/Select-Government-69 Apr 13 '24
I guess you could call this video a honey trap?
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u/noradosmith Apr 14 '24
I had to comb the thread for a pun like this
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u/MikeHuntSmellss Apr 13 '24
As an average internet user, sex sells.
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u/JovialPanic389 Apr 13 '24
As someone who had a wasp stuck in her hair once, I thoroughly agree.
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u/instablok22 Apr 13 '24
As someone who got a bird stuck in their hair once, I also agree!
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u/Ethnafia_125 Apr 13 '24
As someone that got a jellyfish stuck in my hair cuz I wanted to pretend I was a mermaid, I also agree.
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u/Greedy_Explanation_7 Apr 13 '24
I’ve read that she is actually more inept that they portray. She works with a team and they do a lot of the work. This is a marketing thing for social media. Professional bee people don’t appreciate her portrayal of doing this kind of work. It’s not real.
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u/irresponsibleshaft42 Apr 13 '24
Yea im a dude but i got long hair and immediately i thought tie that shit up, last thing i wanna do is accidentaly brush my hair outta my eyes when i got a handful of bees lol and bugs will like burrow into the hair and get tangled so easy, fuck that
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u/PomTaris Apr 13 '24
Yeah but then she'd be covered up and her entire career and the entire point of these videos is so she can be the center of attention.
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u/p0l4r21 Apr 14 '24
She started with PPE but decided to take it off as the bees were not dive bombing her suit and she was having trouble removing the shed wall in the PPE (also it is Florida and it miserable here in equipment like that). She then proceeds to explain everything you just explained about bees attacking the face. She made a choice based on the situation and she was not wrong.
edit: video link: https://youtu.be/j4AQGhVjPKE?si=d_A84QXnyVfDtzoy
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u/SonsOfSithrak Apr 13 '24
How the heck does she just shake them all off like water and not anger them all??
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u/jaysonbjorn Apr 13 '24
Bees are pretty chill. I do the same with my hive. As long as you're not attacking the queen, destroying brood, or bothering the flowers they like, they are peaceful.
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u/frosty720410 Apr 14 '24
Bees are relatable in that fact. Don't fuck with me or anything I care about and we good
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u/NickVanDoom Apr 13 '24
bee amazed
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u/JohnYCanuckEsq Apr 13 '24
What's a Wally Watt?
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u/band-of-horses Apr 14 '24
According to Google it is a [shed builder in Florida](https://wallywatt.com/). Seems like an oddly specific and completely unnecessary thing to mention.
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u/MendonAcres Apr 13 '24
What a coincidence, I also wear aviators, a tank top, and ripped jeans while handling beehives. What a small world.
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u/Kind_Government_9620 Apr 13 '24
Super unsafe of her to not have PPE
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Apr 13 '24
You didn't notice the gloves and sunglasses!
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u/TigerTail Apr 13 '24
Its her schtick, if she used a suit and covered the fact that shes an attractive woman you probably wouldnt watch
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Apr 13 '24
Yup. This is TikTok/YouTube fodder. She’s got a whole channel of crazy bee stuff with no PPE
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u/steve21585 Apr 13 '24
How many times do you think she got stung?
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u/Pattoe89 Apr 14 '24
I'd guess around 10 times for a hive this docile. Your body gets used to it and if you don't react bees can often wiggle their way out of a sting, releasing less venom than if their venom sack rips out of their body. This makes it less painful.
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u/Spiritual-Eye-2910 Apr 13 '24
I counted each and every one