Got Stung By A Yellow Jacket

[Henry_iain]

A period is not a punctuation mark. A full stop is. This sentence has a full stop when a chicken isn't looking

[Marathoner]

2 hours ago, LadyKay said:

I like to sit and watch the bumblebee collect pollen. Some people are afraid of them and freak out when they see them.  But bumblebees do not seem to be interested in people. And they help the flowers. Honey bees are becoming endangered. We need honey bees to pollinate our plants for food.  As a kid I use to lay on the lawn where the clover was and watch the honey bees fly to each clover. I was never afraid of them. I knew as long as I did not step on them they would leave me alone. I see God's hand in all these things. How it all fits together for the good. 

That's something I loved to do during childhood: I'd sit and observe bees working a patch of clover. Every once in a while, a bumblebee would land on my thumb. Many years later when I was growing crops in a greenhouse, a friend placed a honey super (commercial bee hive) close by... the bees were busy in the greenhouse. The honey was awesome! 

[LadyKay]

My sting is itchy today.

Edited September 9, 2020 by LadyKay

[Marathoner]

2 minutes ago, LadyKay said:

My sting is itchy today.

Do you have ammonia in the house? If you do, then soak a cotton swab with some ammonia and apply it to the sting. That should alleviate itching. The active ingredient in commercial formulations marketed for this very thing is ammonia.  

[Marathoner]

I discovered the value of ammonia years ago when I worked in the forest. Chiggers were pretty bad... at the end of the day my ankles and feet were covered with welts which itched like mad. Commercial remedies were expensive; I noted their active ingredient and bought an inexpensive bottle of ammonia. Relief! Swelling and itching associated with stings and bites can be problematic if we scratch them excessively... secondary infection of the site can occur which prolongs the discomfort. Apply it topically, never take it internally!

If the skin is broken or infected then don't use ammonia.  

[JohnR7]

12 hours ago, Marathoner said:

They're amazing creatures.   

The woodpecker seems to like them.

Edited September 9, 2020 by JohnR7

[JohnR7]

52 minutes ago, LadyKay said:

My sting is itchy today.

An antihistamine such as Benadryl can give you relief from itching.

[Mantis]

We have the "Murder Hornet" now where I live. They are terrifying, about three inches long. Definitely a cursed bee.

[Debp]

On 9/8/2020 at 10:22 PM, Marathoner said:

Don't feel bad. I worked in the pest control business for a few years so at one time I was the fellow folks would call to eliminate their colonies. I was never stung, not once. However, knowing how easily yellow jackets are confused with honeybees I would always ensure that I wasn't being called out for a bee colony. I knew a few professional beekeepers who were experienced with relocating honeybee colonies... I would never exterminate a bee colony. They're far too beneficial. 
 

Yes, we should try to encourage Honeybees.   Without them our crops can't be fertilized.   There is a decline in the Honeybees which is bad news.   Try to help them to flourish.

Any tips Marathoner?

[Marathoner]

On 9/9/2020 at 11:56 AM, JohnR7 said:

The woodpecker seems to like them.

Looks like a woodpecker extracting a carpenter bee larva from a brood chamber bored into wood.