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briandmyers · 4701 days ago · link · · parent · post: Reflections on my first year with the bees (long!)
I got really light-headed with all the stings that time. I don't have a very severe reaction to the stings (just a little pain and a red bump, goes away fast), but a dozen or more and you'll start to feel it!
My first beekeeper friend was in his 70's - he would sting himself every day, and claimed it kept his arthritis at bay. He'd catch one, and slowly smash it against his arm until it stung. It is surprisingly hard to get a bee to sting you, unless you are near the hive.