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First time here and really enjoy being in this forum. I would like to be self sufficient but there is not enough knowledge and time on my hands - I have my other half, one daughter and a collection of colourful feathered birds, chickens (plus cockerals) plus fish. Would like to keep bees but scared of their stings - got stung by wasps (10X give & take) after stepping on their nest in the ground a few years ago. Like to cook wholesome & fermenting food.
Nope, the scary bit was that one of the wasp was so angry that he came back for more - but got tangled in the end of my rolled cuff/sleeve. It tried to continue stinging me through the cloth. If I were not in pain, I would have laughed as it is comical to see it's body desperately poking the cloth like a sewing machine. It gave up after stinging me and managed to fly away happily as it's mission was accomplished. Their nest was well hidden in the ground and I did not realised until I felt stings all over Luckily I was a school athlete and can run really fast!
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Edward Monkton
Member of the Ish Weight Loss Club since 10/1/11 Started at 12st 8 and have lost 8lb so far!
Welcome and hello Petalpower .
My Mum had a similar experience when she was collecting wood near her house. She disturbed the nest and ran all the way home with wasps all over her, stripping as she ran. Mum had anaphylactic shock and was rushed to hospitel - horrible.
I applied lots of malt vinegar all over - luckily I was not pickled but smelled like one for the few days. It was really painful. I had seen my little baby chicks eating the wasp recently - severed the head first, peck the body a few times to rid the stinger and eat it followed by the head! Must have more baby chicks in future! Useful fluffy bums.
Hi and welcome Kn w what you mean about wasps, I rolled over in bed and on to one on my pillow. Little b*gg@r stung my cheek, I looked like a hamster for a few days!!!!
Ouch - some times we have strange bedfellows but mostly unwanted ones! I have a huge bucket of leftover water kefir (sweet smelling) and had trapped a hundred (give & take) wasp, now dead. There were a few huge giant wasps with huge heads too. I went past a pub, they had lured wasp to their death with stale beer in an inverted soda plastic bottles. They could get in but no way to get out.
Nope, the scary bit was that one of the wasp was so angry that he came back for more - but got tangled in the end of my rolled cuff/sleeve. It tried to continue stinging me through the cloth. If I were not in pain, I would have laughed as it is comical to see it's body desperately poking the cloth like a sewing machine. It gave up after stinging me and managed to fly away happily as it's mission was accomplished. Their nest was well hidden in the ground and I did not realised until I felt stings all over Luckily I was a school athlete and can run really fast! 
Welcome to Ish by the way! 
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I applied lots of malt vinegar all over - luckily I was not pickled but smelled like one for the few days. It was really painful. I had seen my little baby chicks eating the wasp recently - severed the head first, peck the body a few times to rid the stinger and eat it followed by the head! Must have more baby chicks in future! Useful fluffy bums. 
but mostly unwanted ones! I have a huge bucket of leftover water kefir (sweet smelling) and had trapped a hundred (give & take) wasp, now dead. There were a few huge giant wasps with huge heads too. I went past a pub, they had lured wasp to their death with stale beer in an inverted soda plastic bottles. They could get in but no way to get out. 