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Always close your zipper is very very good advice

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In all sorts of situations as well I’d say.

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I hope you are well now. One bit of useless information I have about bee sting: in my homeland the old ones believe if you are stung by a bee in summer you will have a winter of no-rheumatoid aches.

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Often there is a truth to these old stories.

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Antihistamines are definitely a good idea in the beekeeping kit-bag.

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Yes I have a tube of stuff, I also gave myself a loading dose of piriton and zoned out for the evening.

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I'll be making the porcini recipe, thank you. Bummer about the bee stings. My daughter is a bee enthusiast, so I took her to a beekeeping weekend class here in Florida when she was 15 years old. I tell you, it made me nervous getting close to the hives, even with protective gear.

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Wow, I'm impressed you kept your cool when you realized some bees had gotten in through the zipper. I would not have been calming walking away to figure things out.

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The miracle of bees and bee-keeping will never cease to amaze me.

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It was obviously not the day to open hive 2, ouch indeed. Did you find any holes in your suit Will or was it a careless zipper? Hope you are recovered now

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I like the photos! Great and humorous writing!

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The carpaccio of porcini sounds delightful, but I don’t recall ever thinking porcini mushrooms would pair well with honey... That's something new for me to try, as long as I can find locally produced honey (I don't have an issue with honey as a vegan, but it must never be commercially produced).

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WOW!  I now have a much greater appreciation for my jar of honey.  Especially for the bees and THE BEEKEEPER

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Ouch 😞. But the carpaccio looks lovely. Never paired porcini with honey before, but both are "earthy", can see why they work together.

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I may not sleep tonight...

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