tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post342955153119289434..comments2024-03-29T05:33:43.878-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Bee Prepared.Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49122064410359553732015-05-03T23:27:17.500-04:002015-05-03T23:27:17.500-04:00I take that to mean you stay downwind of hornets a...I take that to mean you stay downwind of hornets at all times...and wear dark shades...Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20307860152521583792015-05-03T23:15:04.259-04:002015-05-03T23:15:04.259-04:00I would be remiss if I did not also point out that...I would be remiss if I did not also point out that yellow-jackets, paper-wasps, hornets, etc, are NOT 'bees', (they are, properly, hornets and wasps... a different thing), and they do NOT have a barbed stinger, so they can (and usually DO) sting you multiple times and then fly happily away (assuming you fail to swat them). Honeybees will almost NEVER sting you unless you squeeze them or disturb their nest or swat at them too much. Hornets, on the other hand, will attack if you smell funny or look at them in a perfectly innocent fashion.<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-65481399800795766222015-05-03T10:38:12.295-04:002015-05-03T10:38:12.295-04:00Where were you when I was taking my science SATs? ...Where were you when I was taking my science SATs? Thanks for all the helpful advice, tardy as it may be. <br /><br />By the way, on the subject of rats, they're much maligned--as pointed out on this very site ten days back--but never for their sense of direction. Sooner or later they find their wait to the bait... It just takes patience.<br /><br /> Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-84157454788348334552015-05-03T10:26:22.448-04:002015-05-03T10:26:22.448-04:00I'm learning so much from (and about) you, EvK...I'm learning so much from (and about) you, EvKa! Thanks (for the warning).Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-77102380299880152532015-05-03T10:19:17.617-04:002015-05-03T10:19:17.617-04:00Oh, and yes, there's certainly good reason to ...Oh, and yes, there's certainly good reason to think that honey MIGHT help fight Lyme's disease, as it's well-known that honey DOES have anti-bacterial properties. It also seems to help folks with allergies to plant pollens, as the honey contains quite a bit of pollen, which essentially inoculates the person by exposing them to local pollens in small dosages over a long period of time, thus helping their body to become familiar with them and building a resistance to being allergic to them. Or so I'm told. I'm only allergic to rats who can travel half-way around the world, but not to the other side of their own country...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56701388643702818362015-05-03T10:14:30.129-04:002015-05-03T10:14:30.129-04:00Yes, honeybees can only sting once, and then they ...Yes, honeybees can only sting once, and then they die, as the stinger is barbed so that it sticks in the skin, and the stinger and venom sack is ripped from the bees behind. The venom sack continues to contract rhythmically, like a zombie hypodermic, pumping venom into you. This is why you shouldn't try to pull the stinger from your skin by pinching it between two fingers, but rather use a finger nail or knife to scrape sidewise at it so that you don't squeeze the venom sack and empty it into yourself.<br /><br />As for the horrible fate, I'm sure they visualize raping and pillaging. They certainly have valid reasons for fearing one of those...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20822403668207004882015-05-03T10:12:12.281-04:002015-05-03T10:12:12.281-04:00Eureka, Janet! That's the answer to my allerg...Eureka, Janet! That's the answer to my allergy dilemma. I'm taking the wrong honey. Thank you, thank you, thank you. In Greece my allergies have disappeared but back in the US they're just as bad. I must switch to LOCAL honey! <br /><br />On ticks on you, the key is to get them out right away. Forget about those heat their backsides or use Vaseline approaches to get them to voluntarily withdraw; take a pair of tweezers, grip the tick by it's head, and pull the bugger STRAIGHT out. <br /><br />Can I put your fee for the allergy advice in through United Healthcare?<br /><br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43387588945387732742015-05-03T09:59:55.195-04:002015-05-03T09:59:55.195-04:00EvKa, since bees kill themselves when they sting (...EvKa, since bees kill themselves when they sting (or so I'm told), did you ever wonder what horrible fate they saw in you to cause them to make the ultimate sacrifice? Just asking.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36402055385061490792015-05-03T09:08:25.853-04:002015-05-03T09:08:25.853-04:00I've had a tsp of local honey every day for th...I've had a tsp of local honey every day for the past 20 years. It has definitely controlled my allergies. The honey comes from the canyon near me, but I've also had honey from surrounding counties. It's better than getting shots. thanks for the tip on Lyme disease and bees. We have ticks here, and every time I get one embedded, Kaiser tests for Lyme's.Janet Rudolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395834961880172395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-19755959222090413522015-05-02T13:24:32.793-04:002015-05-02T13:24:32.793-04:00I'd never even SEEN a tick until we made a tri...I'd never even SEEN a tick until we made a trip to Minnesota 10-12 years ago, and spent a day on my the ancestral farm of my wife's great-grandparents. Oh, lordy, the ticks we picked, ick!<br /><br />Hope the bee preventative is actually real! Then I won't feel quite so bad about the stings I receive from my bees. :-)Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38666247893515044742015-05-02T08:47:47.194-04:002015-05-02T08:47:47.194-04:00Oh yes, Kathy D, my post is most definitely meant ...Oh yes, Kathy D, my post is most definitely meant to be part of a very serious discussion. I hate to think of the number who suffer terribly debilitated lives as a result of far too many not taking Lyme disease seriously.<br /><br />Many don't even want to think about the subject. Which will probably make this one of my least read posts of all time. <br /><br />On Greece, yes there's been a change--the "rock star" Finance Minister has been sidelined as the result of uniform panning reviews of his performance by his European colleagues. That change will only help if the Prime Minister is prepared to back off of his campaign promises. Otherwise....fuggedaboutit.<br /><br />As for your grandmother's phrase, mine used to say the same thing...though I always thought she was blaming it on some guy named Sid. I can hear her now, "Sid, gournisht helfen." Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39373115336603674462015-05-02T04:43:04.962-04:002015-05-02T04:43:04.962-04:00That is fascinating. Can honey and bee venom prot...That is fascinating. Can honey and bee venom protect people from Lyme disease?<br /><br />A serious discussion. A friend died of advanced Lyme disease last November, so it should not be taken lightly.<br /><br />Glad Greece is in your near future. Hence, an update on the political scene there will be posted. <br /><br />I see that the negotiating team has been changed. Wonder if that will help. Or if it's all as my grandmother would say, "Gournisht Helfen."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com