DesertBlossom Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) We have only had a few interactions with our odd and sometimes tipsy bee-keeping neighbor. I don't know much about him. He makes me a wee bit nervous though. But I was outside today and noticed he was talking to a couple women on his porch. After they left, he came over to show me the bee he had in a container. He said he gets 4 or 5 referrals a week from some doctor. Women come to him to get stung by bees to make them more fertile. I was tempted to dismiss this as crazy talk, but was curious enough to google. Apparently it's a real thing? My eccentric neighbor actually has a side-job stinging women with bees for $20/sting. Who knew? P.S. I have absolutely no opinion about the effectiveness of bee venom therapy but was just SHOCKED when google brought up websites about it and that my neighbor gets referrals for it. Edited May 10, 2017 by DesertBlossom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I haven't heard of bee sting therapy for fertility, but I've heard of getting stung for all sorts of other ailments. I know someone who did it when she had Bell's Palsy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangerine Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I remember my mom looking into this for Rheumatoid Arthritis. I don't remember if she did it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well, that is sure not where I thought that was going, I'll have to ask my husband, keeper of our hives if he's heard of this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well, that is sure not where I thought that was going, I'll have to ask my husband, keeper of our hives if he's heard of this. All I can say is that if he comes into the house with a couple of bees in a jar.... RUN! ;) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) All I can say is that if he comes into the house with a couple of bees in a jar.... RUN! ;) LOL, thanks for the tip :) btw, fwiw, my bee expert has never heard of that kind of treatment Edited May 10, 2017 by soror 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstharr Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I would like a job geting a little honey several times a week. I would do it for less than $20. Oh, I did not see it involved bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I need to get some bees! That's easy money right there! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 And for the record, I bet it's far more interesting to reply "I'm a professional bee stinger," than my current answer when people ask what I do. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 I told DH and he says "So THAT'S why they call it the birds and the bees." 😅 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Wait...these are honeybees? Don't they die after stinging? That would make me sad. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well. Gives you a good idea of what doctor not to go o for gynocological needs. Cramps? I have just the thing! Here's the address for my scorpion guy! Bleeding heavily? Leeches (obviously). STDs? Hear me out: bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Wait...these are honeybees? Don't they die after stinging? That would make me sad. Yes. Italian and caucasion honeybees apparently. Google says those are real bees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ok I just read the banana hollandaise thread and now this? Is there a full moon out tonight? :laugh: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yes, honeybees die after stinging. We also keep bees, and this is the first I've heard of stinging for fertility! Now I'm curious as to how this idea got started . . . Every time I think I have read the weirdest thing on WTM, I read something weirder. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ok I just read the banana hollandaise thread and now this? Is there a full moon out tonight? :laugh: Yes. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy the Valiant Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Apitherapy. I just Googled. Seriously, one of my FAVORITE things about home schooling is how much *I* learn every. single. day. From my kids, from their books, from YOU PEOPLE . . . ah! Hahaha! I LOVE IT! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yes. Apparently not till tomorrow: http://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html And apparently tomorrow's full moon is called a flower moon?? Never heard of such a thing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yes, honeybees die after stinging. We also keep bees, and this is the first I've heard of stinging for fertility! Now I'm curious as to how this idea got started . . . Like someone else mentioned, my guess was the "birds and the bees" thing. Or just the plain old "someone had trouble getting pregnant, and got stung by a bee, and happened to get pregnant, and while that's very likely to just be a coincidence, people are going to believe in weird stuff like that because they want to believe in weird stuff like that". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The only "therapy" I've heard of in relation to bee stings was my uncle who intentionally got himself stung at regular intervals so that his bee allergy stayed in check. He kept his own bees. I can only assume this worked for him. He's still alive. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I'm afraid to Google but I need to know. Where does one get stung to increase fertility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Apparently not till tomorrow: http://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html And apparently tomorrow's full moon is called a flower moon?? Never heard of such a thing. Never heard that, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Doesn't every month have a name for the full moon? I had a teacher that kept bees and every once in a while somebody would ask her about bee sting therapy and she would get really sad and say no because she didn't want to kill any of the bees :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I'm sad for the bees too. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertBlossom Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 (edited) I'm afraid to Google but I need to know. Where does one get stung to increase fertility? Considering this casual bee sting transaction took place on his front porch, I would *think* that would limit the places one would be stung. I don't know though. I do recall the neighbor mentioning the hip. And maybe the arm? Edited May 10, 2017 by DesertBlossom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I haven't heard of bee sting therapy for fertility, but I've heard of getting stung for all sorts of other ailments. I know someone who did it when she had Bell's Palsy. DId it help? Considering this casual bee sting transaction took place on his front porch, I would *think* that would limit the places one would be stung. I don't know though. I do recall the neighbor mentioning the hip. And maybe the arm? :ohmy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well. Gives you a good idea of what doctor not to go o for gynocological needs. Cramps? I have just the thing! Here's the address for my scorpion guy! Bleeding heavily? Leeches (obviously). STDs? Hear me out: bears. Ok, now I laughed so hard about the bear part that I woke me husband!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Doesn't every month have a name for the full moon? ( Yes https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/full-moon-names.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yes. Italian and caucasion honeybees apparently. Google says those are real bees. Figures. I would have guessed Italian and French bees.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yes. Italian and caucasion honeybees apparently. Google says those are real bees. Well, now I want clarification. Causcasian as in of the Caucasus region, or simply bees that live in little boxes made of ticky-tack and buzz by Starbucks on the reg? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well. Gives you a good idea of what doctor not to go o for gynocological needs. Cramps? I have just the thing! Here's the address for my scorpion guy! Bleeding heavily? Leeches (obviously). STDs? Hear me out: bears. Well, now I want clarification. Causcasian as in of the Caucasus region, or simply bees that live in little boxes made of ticky-tack and buzz by Starbucks on the reg? :smilielol5: :smilielol5: :smilielol5: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I saw a special on bees and stinging and cancer, although I don't remember the details now. Fertility. That is a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I knew about bee venom therapy for a whole bunch of ailments, but not fertility. I can't imagine how desperate I would be feeling to intentionally get stung by a bee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I remember my mom looking into this for Rheumatoid Arthritis. I don't remember if she did it though. Bee Venom therapy is (or was) a real treatment for RA. I don't think it is very common today as there are other options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 You know, I vaguely remember something about research into this as a treatment for MS back when I worked on pharmaceutical studies. I was never on one for it, and don't know what came of it, but iirc, there was quite a bit of hubbub around it at the time. It's been a while though. I'll have to look it up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera33 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Well, now I want clarification. Causcasian as in of the Caucasus region, or simply bees that live in little boxes made of ticky-tack and buzz by Starbucks on the reg? :laugh: Honey bees are divided into different "races" according to where they originated. The race signifier comes after the species name, so the Caucasian honey bee is Apis mellifera caucasica, and the Italian honey bee is Apis mellifera ligustica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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