Boob Bees

[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...

Only Jens...

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"....

[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.

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

[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. 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...........

SR

[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.

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

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