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.