Bees at Castaway Cay

[jollymon2]

Hey all, going on my first Disney cruise in two weeks and have a quick question. I am alergic to bee stings and will obviously have my epi pens with me, but I was just wondering how prevalent bees may be on the island. If anyone has any insight I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[AbsyBabsy]

I have been there 7 times and ran the 5K on the island - never saw one.

 

[dahuffy]

Now that you mention it,we've been there 3 times and never seen one. But that doesn't mean they aren't there! There are a lot very pretty flowers on the island.

 

[FigmentGal96]

I am also allergic to bees, so seeing bees on Castaway is something I would remember. We were there last October, and I definitely didn't any stinging insects. I wonder if that might vary by season a bit.

 

[jollymon2]

Sorry to all the bee lovers out there, but I'm loving these answers. Thanks so much!

 

[SILLYANDI]

I'm allergic too. Been there 4 times, ran the 5K through the back areas and never saw a bee (but packed my epi pen just in case).

 

[clawmachine]

Now now for sure! I was just there last Friday. A lot of people prefer hotter weather than you get in January, but one thing is for sure, it is the "low season" for bugs. We did not see one single insect our entire trip.

 

[cblack]

Just there yesterday and didn't see a single bee

 

[biohaz_man]

Personally, I have never seen a bee on CC, however, that doesn't mean they aren't there.

I did, however, do a quick google search and found a study by Elmira College catalogueing the insect species of the Bahamas (including Abaco which is near CC) and I did not see any types of bees listed as being found there. There were a few wasp species but still not a guarantee that there are no bees there. The link is below:

http://bio2.elmira.edu/bahamas/

If you want to find the bees/wasps, just search for 'Hymenoptera' in the search field and it will bring up a table.

 

[mmmears]

We didn't see any the day we spent at Castaway Cay.

 

[Dizzyworld]

We usually go in Aug. and don't recall ever seeing a bee. My DH is deathly allergic to bee stings.

 

[pxlbarrel]

We went in December and I don't recall any biting insects at all. The only time I got bit was in Cozumel when we went to the Tuluum ruins. Mosquitos... argh.

I think Disney trains the insects on Castaway Cay to be gentle with the crazy humans.

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

I think Disney trains the insects on Castaway Cay to be gentle with the crazy humans.

Leave it to Disney!

I am a bug magnet and haven't noticed any insects on CC. I don't know what Disney does but they are terrific with bug control.

 

[Gigi22]

Didn't see any bees. I did see some wasps (hornets?) near a garbage can. Send someone else to throw your garbage out!