imagineero
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It was my first time attempting to get rid of bees, a few days before a removal. I got some advice (use permethrin powder, cover every part of your body) and went to the site. It looked like a small nest. Hit my crotch on the first throw, and the throwball came down.... straight into the nest! They didn't like that.
So now I'm thinking... I better get all this gear on quick! Harness, welding gloves, jumper and zip up jacket, large fishing hat, and a big mosquito net over the top tucked into jumper... taped up all the seams everywhere. I'm safe!
Phew~ So back to tying my line onto the throwline. Man, it's really hard to tie knots while wearing welding gloves. Or do anything. The bees have followed the throwline down and are swarming all around me. There's a lot more than I though. A LOT! Like thousands... I'm trying to get my hitch tied. This is impossible. There is no way I can climb in welding gloves. Ouch! There's one inside my jumper! I'm getting stung. There's one in the fly net! I'm getting stung on the face! I unclip and go running out the gate, up the road, around the block, up the next road... bees chasing me all the while, screaming and trying to get all the tape, jumpers and gear off.
In the end I got stung maybe 4 or 5 times. Those guys are really aggressive! I could see from the street that they were swarming everywhere in the backyard. Decided to leave my gear and come back another day. I'm calling one of those serious bee guys in, with the bee vaccuum and the proper bee suit and all that crap. The client can pay the $200. I think I'll have nightmares tonight.
Shaun
So now I'm thinking... I better get all this gear on quick! Harness, welding gloves, jumper and zip up jacket, large fishing hat, and a big mosquito net over the top tucked into jumper... taped up all the seams everywhere. I'm safe!
Phew~ So back to tying my line onto the throwline. Man, it's really hard to tie knots while wearing welding gloves. Or do anything. The bees have followed the throwline down and are swarming all around me. There's a lot more than I though. A LOT! Like thousands... I'm trying to get my hitch tied. This is impossible. There is no way I can climb in welding gloves. Ouch! There's one inside my jumper! I'm getting stung. There's one in the fly net! I'm getting stung on the face! I unclip and go running out the gate, up the road, around the block, up the next road... bees chasing me all the while, screaming and trying to get all the tape, jumpers and gear off.
In the end I got stung maybe 4 or 5 times. Those guys are really aggressive! I could see from the street that they were swarming everywhere in the backyard. Decided to leave my gear and come back another day. I'm calling one of those serious bee guys in, with the bee vaccuum and the proper bee suit and all that crap. The client can pay the $200. I think I'll have nightmares tonight.
Shaun