Every beekeeper wears some sort of protective gear and most will, over time, wear less gear as they get used to stings and get comfortable with bees… even me.

Today I went to collect a swarm, something I have done many times without a sting, except today the bees were not happy with me at all. Usually swarms are passive things but these girls were damn cranky giving me a number of stings on the hands, arms and one in my ear… and then I got this one which reminded me why you should wear a veil.

9/10/2012