I swell up at the sting site. Not as bad as when I was a kid, but it does hurt. I tend to stay away from them. But, Kuddos to you Addy !!!!! You are a brave woman
The guy that taught the class, stings his knees once a year, he went from painful walking to no pain. He also supplies bees for medical treatment. Told us about a gal with MS, unable to walk without a walker, she came to see him, after xx treatments of bee stings she is now able to walk unassisted. Like everything it may or may not work for everybody.
Here is the reason bee keepers love dandelions..............if you want to help bees let those pretty yellow flowers live.
The pollen they collect is bright orange/yellow. I also over seeded our lawn with clover. We had clover now we will have more.
Ours bees are coming back with red and white pollen too.
"Most of the important bee plants in the Northeast are wildflowers. Of these, probably the single most valuable early spring wildflower is the dandelion. If a hive survives the winter, beekeepers know the bees will be safe from starvation if they can stay alive until dandelions bloom. Dandelion pollen is moderately nutritious and the nectar is abundant. It doesn’t normally produce what we call a ‘surplus’, i.e. enough nectar to produce honey above and beyond what the bees will use for themselves, so you won’t generally see dandelion honey for sale, but it gives the bees a huge boost and adds to the health and wellbeing of the hive. So a very simple, easy way to help honey bees is to refrain from killing the dandelions in your lawn. They’re actually quite pretty. And next time you see a bare patch, think about planting Dutch clover instead of grass. The bees thrive on various weeds in lawns, including clover and plantain (from which they collect pollen)."
