Preparing for the Worst

Next Friday we are getting our bees. By getting our bees I mean Kris and Bill and I are going to drive an hour to Clearbrook, MN with our three hives in the topper of Mike's truck and have some guys we don't know put some bees inside. About 30,000 bees to be exact. I'm guessing this is going to be our first chance to get stung. Now getting stung in bee-keeping isn't a case of if but when and that brings me to this: who is going to find out they are allergic first?

That's why I made a phone call to my doctors office today asking for an epi-pen. Nurse Melba asked why I needed one. I said, "Long range planning we are about to become bee-keepers and our bees arrive next Friday."
"Are you allergic?" she asked.
"Well," I said,"I don't want to be between Clearbrook and Bemidji when I find out."
  
Long range planning is not normally my forte'. I believe there are too many variables of "what if" to engage in such nonsense. I'm more of a "think on your feet kinda person" not seeing the sense in wasting time trying to second guess future events. Besides, you will nearly always miss the one thing that actually does happen.  I do, however, believe in luck, both good and bad. If anyone is going to turn up allergic to bees it will be me. That's why there is an epi-pen waiting at Target's Pharmacy.

Now I don't want to go borrowing trouble I just want to be prepared for the worst whether it's me or Kris or Bill or anyone who comes to visit our hive. I'm sure we'll all be fine....but what if?????

Peace,
Karen