I had always had a reaction to my stings , mostly swelling. Then I started taking antihistamines prior to going into my hives....this helped a lot. One time I decided to pull that weed in front of the hive as I was passing by and got stung twice. Next thing I know I nearly passed out from my blood pressure dropping and I had severe hives.... and a trip to the ER. I miss beekeeping tremendously and wonder if anyone has suggestions? I guess I could just carry an epi pen😅