{"id":20307,"date":"2023-06-26T11:40:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/bee-smart-about-sting-safety\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T11:40:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:40:27","slug":"bee-smart-about-sting-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/bee-smart-about-sting-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Bee&#8221; smart about sting safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">With the summer sun and increased outdoor activity drawing bees from their hives, it\u2019s important to know what to do and <strong>what not to do\u00a0<\/strong>around bees!<\/p>\n<p>Follow these safety guidelines and treatment tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bees are attracted to sweet scents, so avoid wearing flowery perfumes or leaving sugary food out.<\/li>\n<li>When drinking sweet beverages outside, check cans and straws for insects before drinking.<\/li>\n<li>Guard your face and neck, the most common places for bees to sting.<\/li>\n<li>If you are stung, apply hydrocortisone cream to ease itching or stinging sensation.<\/li>\n<li>Leave the immediate area; bee stings release a chemical that attracts other bees to the scene.<\/li>\n<li>Scrape a bee stinger off with a fingernail or dull object; do not pull it out using tweezers<\/li>\n<li>If a swarm of bees is attacking, rather than trying to swat them away, get into a closed area, \u201cplay dead,\u201d or dive into water<\/li>\n<li>If you have experienced an allergic reaction to a bee sting before, professionals recommend carrying an EpiPen with you at all times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, feel free to contact Health Services if you have any questions at (518) 629-7468.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-151100 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bee-Smart-about-Sting-Safety.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"606\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:40:27 +0000 by\u00a0j.warren<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; With the summer sun and increased outdoor activity drawing bees from their hives, it\u2019s important to know what to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[161],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-announcement-college-related"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}