what's the best defense against an attacking bee swarm?

Answer 1

Do not panic if a stinging insect comes near to you or lands on you. Either keep still or move very slowly away in the opposite direction. The flapping of arms and hands is particularly threatening to stinging insects so just keep cool and you should be left in peace!

Ref: http://www.insectstings.co.uk/personalprot.shtml

Leave the area quickly if you are attacked by bees. The attack could last until the victim leaves the area. Cover your face using your hands and arms to protect your eyes and mouth from the bees. Seek shelter inside enclosures where the bees cannot enter such as a car, house, tent, or other building. Do not jump into water for protection.

Ref: http://www.lawestvector.org/whattodobees.htm

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Answer 2

There is not much a person could do when they are being attacked by a swarm of bees! Some say you should jumo into water because they will not follow, however bees are clever creatures and they will probably wait for you on top of the water! The worst thing to do is attack back, but rather try and take cover somewhere!

Answer 3

Do not swat, that angers them more. Honey bees can fly more than 20 miles per hour so you can NOT out run them. If the bees are africanized, they will chase you up to 1/2 mile! Experts recommend that you quickly seek shelter like in a car with windows up or a building with doors and windows closed. Do NOT stand and wait for them to leave! Doing this could send you to the hospital or kill you. Do not dive into water! Single bees collecting pollen are no threat. Only if you disturb a nest will a swarm attack you. You can not tell Africanized bees from regular honey bees. The Africanized ones are more aggressive and 10 times more apt to attack than non-africanized. They can also attack and kill pets trapped in a yard and livestock.

Answer 4

Run. Bee's can only fly 8 mph, and you can run at least 15 mph for a short distance. They will lose track of you quickly due to their poor sight distance and short attention span. They also do not like to get too far from the hive. They cannot see red, so wear red clothing to more easily "hide" from them.

Answer 5

confident I even have been. i grow to be approximately 4 yrs old. I had to be taken to the ER & my mothers and dads have been informed that the stings made me deathly allergic to stings; so as that if I EVER have been given stung lower back I greater powerful be interior 5 minutes of a scientific institution or i'd desire to ok die. I even have by no ability been stung considering, fortuitously.

Answer 6

Just run, run and dont look back. Cover your face, and if there is any body of water enarby, jump into it.

Of course, bee repelant also works.

Answer 7

Running will invite more attack.They attack only moving objects.
Immediately lie down flat,and don't move.
The bees will follow others who run.Even if you are alone they will return if you lay still.
Slowly move away after they are gone.
They attack only when they are disturbed and aroused.

Answer 8

RUN fast.....don't swat at them, makes them angrier. Run into the house or through tall weeds to slow them down. Don't' jump into a pool or lake, they will be waiting for you.

Answer 9

A very small anti-aircraft battery!

Answer 10

keep still and cover your face