Boob Bees

[Sky King]

Okay, not one but two bees down my jersey today. The first one was just as we finished a short climb. I confess I panicked when I felt the sting and almost tipped over clipping out while yelling "stopping" Two stings so not sure exactly what the bug was as I couldn't find it as I was leaning over and frantically flapping my shirt and sports bra.

So I say to myself, okay zip up your jersey when descending. Works fine until the very last hill through a neighborhood. I was stuck behind two cars and totally spaced zipping up. Whack, I thought the bug had bounced out but we get home and all the sudden I hear it buzzing in my shirt - yikes! Again massive flapping and a large bumble bee drops on the floor. It didn't sting me so must have been stunned and caught in the fold of my collar.

Would love to hear ideas, I was thinking about wearing one of those mesh under armour type t shirts to see if that helped

[zoom-zoom]

I've fortunately not had one go down my jersey while riding (I had one do this while I was running, once...not even sure how that happened at my whopping 5.5-6mph pace, heh. I had one land on my lower abdomen while riding and when my thigh came up and he got squished he stung me...ow. That itched so bad for weeks!

[chatnoire]

Ooooh, scary scary scary. Reminds me I need to carry my epi-pen when riding. I've been (knock wood) lucky enough so far to not get stung, but it scares the living bejeezus out of me to think about it.

[tulip]

Keep your mouth shut, too. My epipen is in my seatbag, always. Luckily, bumblebees don't sting.

[sgf726]

no ideas but a similiar thing happened to me but I was riding uphill.
Wasp flew down my shirt and sports bra and stung me. ouch!

[tzvia]

I usually get stung on the side of my neck, as my curly hair acts like a net and bees just get caught in it. They also get in my helmet on road rides but the mesh in my LAS helmet used to stop them. Now I have a Specialized Prevail helmet with huge vents, and only my Heatsweats skullcap to protect me...

Never got one down the front of my shirt though. I get them down the back when I MTB. They go down as far as the where the top of the Camelback is and sting me there. Every summer without fail, two or three times.

I don't know how to stop them other than wearing a beekeeper suit. If the bugs get bad, a bandana made from very lightweight material could keep them out of your mouth if you don't mind looking like a reject from an old western.

[Bike Writer]

I don't have a solution but an experience with a wasp in my shirt, not on my bike but on the golf course. Stung me three times before I could do the disrobe flapping thing. I've heard and seen them bounce off my helmet though. Deer flies? now that's a whole different story...

[AppleTree]

So, even though this is off subject a bit, this thread reminds me of the Jens Voight incident at the Tour of California. He got a bee in his mouth during the race and it ended up stinging him... which made him so mad he ATE it... :eek:

Only Jens... :rolleyes:

Which also brings to mind a song my kids learned in cub scouts... "I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee, won't my mommy be so proud of me".... :p:p:p

[AppleTree]

They had to ban that song in girl scout camp because we sang it too much.

One of the leaders must have had some kind of...problem. Now that I think about it.

I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee, won't my mommy be so proud of me...

I could see how it got on their nerves. :D


Well, it DOES get pretty gross near the end.... as a former den leader, I can sort of understand. :p:p

[SallyRides]

I remember that song......... lol! Loved it when I was when I was in girl scouts.

As for bee stings - some years ago, had one fly down into my sports bra. And it stung me! I reacted, without any actual thought. I pulled up my bra and got that bee OUT. Turned out to be a nice show for the group of people sitting out on their deck. They actually clapped. :o:o:o I could not bring myself to ride past there the rest of the summer. I was SO embarrassed. I still think of it any time I take that route. Stupid bees........... :D

SR

[Sky King]

I remember that song......... lol! Loved it when I was when I was in girl scouts.

As for bee stings - some years ago, had one fly down into my sports bra. And it stung me! I reacted, without any actual thought. I pulled up my bra and got that bee OUT. Turned out to be a nice show for the group of people sitting out on their deck. They actually clapped. :o:o:o I could not bring myself to ride past there the rest of the summer. I was SO embarrassed. I still think of it any time I take that route. Stupid bees........... :D

SR

hee, hee. one of our customers came in on Friday and was telling me about his wife, stripping the top of her skin suit down to her waist, frantically getting a bee out and as a truckload of construction workers drove past...

[Eden]

They had to ban that song in girl scout camp because we sang it too much.

One of the leaders must have had some kind of...problem. Now that I think about it.

I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee, won't my mommy be so proud of me...

I can see how it got on their nerves. :D


Try looking up the Meryn Cadell version :rolleyes: (it is hilarious)

whoo wee it stung me.... never trust a man....