Bee sting happened sunday why does it itch now?

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Berclair School, Bee County, Texas. In an open field in front of the Berclair Mansion sits an abandoned schoolhouse, filled with faded and broken memories of decades past.

If there is one thing I have learned about Texas, it’s that Texas is filled with abandoned schoolhouses. I’ve run across all sorts of schools all over south Texas – from one-room shanties in the hills of Payton’s Colony or the desert plains of Comstock; to boarded up structures in Gillett and Quihi; to huge half-destroyed high schools in Asherton and Catarina. So it was no surprise to run across an abandoned school in Berclair.

The town of Berclair sprang up in the 1890’s when the railroad was built across the Coastal Bend. While it did serve the local ranchers, Berclair never really exploded, topping out at just 350 residents at its largest. Then the Great Depression hit, and like many small Texas towns, it never really recovered – dropping down to sixty to seventy residents until recently.

I have no idea of exactly when this little schoolhouse closed its doors, but it looks like it must have been at least a few decades ago. Inside, I did find a reunion sign for the Class of 1948. Now the building is filled with some junk scattered around the floor, plus it looks like has been used for storage for various community organizations at one time or another.

The front door opens up into a single central hallway that leads to another door at the rear. The entire left side of the building is one large room, which could be divided into two classrooms, and a raised section towards the rear that can serve as a stage. Off to the right, two smaller rooms filled with trash. A stairway heads to the rafters and attic, doubling as a storage area. In back, separated from the main building are the restrooms.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any information at all about this school online. Although the schoolhouse was open to the elements with trash and some graffiti, it appears it has been cleaned up in the past (for class reunions, for example), and will no doubt be fixed up again in the future. Pictures taken March 7, 2009.

Question by Manda: Bee sting happened sunday why does it itch now?
I was stung by a bee sunday (7/24) and the spot was sore until wednesday (7/27). Then all of the sudden the spot has become unbarebly itchy and there are some raised bumps for the last two days. Is this due to the bee sting? I’ve been stung by wasps before and never had an issue. The stinger of the bee was in my arm, but it was removed quickly. Any suggestions as what to do?

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4 Responses to Bee sting happened sunday why does it itch now?

  1. Lick it

    Josh
    April 12, 2012 at 8:34 am
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  2. all bug bites and stings itch…you’ll be fine

    Megan Glover
    April 12, 2012 at 8:46 am
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  3. It’s the toxins, after a sting it could cause a red inflamed area to raise up days later! extremely itchy, it will go away on it’s own, i put aloe on mine, it still lasted a couple weeks, and the raised area was very hard/tough. Could be that you like myself have developed a small allergy. Non life threatening but annoying. The itching drove me up the wall. and area at times felt hot. Aloe.

    Dessaria
    April 12, 2012 at 8:52 am
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  4. Bee stings differ from insect bites, and the venom or toxin of stinging insects is quite different. Therefore, the body’s reaction to a bee sting may differ significantly from one species to another.`,’.

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    Genie Soga
    June 8, 2013 at 9:35 pm
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