Bee Stings

URGENT: Important changes to WBKA (PBKA) Public Liability Policy

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The WBKA Insurance provider on 10th May 2012 issued an endorsement regarding the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for beekeeping activities.  Condition L97: Personal Protective Equipment  reads: L97 – PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Condition It is a condition precedent to liability under this Insurance that:- 1.            all EMPLOYEES and members of the public are made … Continue reading URGENT: Important changes to WBKA (PBKA) Public Liability Policy

Bee Stings – Scrape or Pinch?

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When I started beekeeping I was told, as you probably were that: 1) I would get stung and 2) I should scrape the sting not pinch and pull.  The reason given was that the pinch method would squeeze venom into the skin. Recently this was tested by researchers at the Department of Entomology, University of … Continue reading Bee Stings – Scrape or Pinch?