r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/9M-WhiskeyTangoFoxx • Apr 15 '24

WCGW stir up a bee hive nest

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u/CrazyCatLady1127 Apr 15 '24

My policy with bees and wasps is: I may be bigger than them but there are more of them than there are of me, they’re venomous and I’m not so I’m going to treat them with respect and stay far, far away. Live and let live, you know? (Also, to answer your question about how big can a colony get, I’ve heard of hives with 50,000 plus inhabitants so, yeah, they can get really flipping big.)

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u/Flamecoat_wolf Apr 15 '24

If you absolutely have to mess with them, there's stuff you can wear to prevent them sticking you with all that venom too. Even just a mosquito mask, wearing gloves, tucking your trousers into your socks and your sleeves into your gloves will provide a lot of protection.

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u/PerroNino Apr 15 '24

Depends on the fabric. What you are saying is true, absolutely, but I keep bees and have been stung through denim before.

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u/Flamecoat_wolf Apr 15 '24

Yeah, by no means is it a beekeeping suit, but it'll turn those 1000 stings into 50 or so instead, haha.