Hi David,

Many thanks for that. I am outdoors now by preference but for 5
years I worked in a Garden Centre and then as a gardener. I am
allergic to wasp venom but in those 5 years I was only ever stung
once and that was by a bee (and only then because I was deadheading a
flower and didn't see it).

Each time I have been stung by wasps is in my garden when I have
stood on one of their nests (suppose I would be fed up if someone
crushed my house!).

I have now gone back into the computing/business industry so am
indoors but it does not stop me gardening - altho I have taken your
advice and now wear wellies rahter than flip flops ....

Maggie


--- In insectstings@yahoogroups.com, "Insect Stings" <david@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Maggie,
>
> Lots of beekeepers get stung and don't end up allergic to bee
venom, let alone seriously allergic with anaphylaxis. However in
order to become allergic you have to be stung in the first place and
so people who end up with venom allergy issues are typically, but not
always, people whose occupation or personal preference requires them
to be outside a lot. The allergy clinic that treats me has
beekeepers, builders, gardeners that routinely get stung but
comparatively few indoor sorts of people and occupations.
>
> Good old Jimmy the Farmer is therefore very unlikely to develop
allergy problems but more likely than a City banker due to the sheer
frequency of his being stung.
>
> Hope that clears things up - and I wonder if the people in this
group are outdoor types by preference or occupation.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> David
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: maggie_paton
> To: insectstings@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 12:12 PM
> Subject: [insectstings] Beekeepers
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Curious. I presume bee keepers get stung now and then. Do they
end up
> with anaphalaxis? Was watching Jimmy's Farm last night and he has
some
> bee hives. It showed him getting stung a couple of times and he
said
> he had been stung before.
>
> Hope everyone is well
>
> Maggie
>