So I've been stung by wasps and the like so many times at this point, I can definitely say I've never had a reaction (aside from some pain afterwards). I had only been stung twice by a honey bee in the past, and it's probably been 18 years since that's happened. Maybe longer.
I've been working with bees for 4 weeks now and, up until today, I hadn't been stung....However, while catching a swarm, I had a bee somehow get under my veil, and she got stuck against my helmet and my head... which is ironic, because this situation was the direct result of me being terrified of wasps and hornets as it has happened twice where I was chased by hives and they got in my hair and stung the crap out of me. Anyway, long story short, she stung me, and it wasn't really and issue. I went back to the bees and finished getting them in my box. . .
But then I got nauseated. If I remember correctly, that's a reaction that denotes an allergy, but nothing else happened. I just felt sick for a couple of hours, and it went away. Could have been from some anxiety as I started having flashbacks of yellow jackets in my hair, but I'm just curious as to if this is something I should be concerned about as it's really only been the 3rd time I got popped by a honey bee. Can it get worse if I keep getting stung??? I expect to get stung much more in the future along the way as well, so now I'm kind of wondering.
I've been working with bees for 4 weeks now and, up until today, I hadn't been stung....However, while catching a swarm, I had a bee somehow get under my veil, and she got stuck against my helmet and my head... which is ironic, because this situation was the direct result of me being terrified of wasps and hornets as it has happened twice where I was chased by hives and they got in my hair and stung the crap out of me. Anyway, long story short, she stung me, and it wasn't really and issue. I went back to the bees and finished getting them in my box. . .
But then I got nauseated. If I remember correctly, that's a reaction that denotes an allergy, but nothing else happened. I just felt sick for a couple of hours, and it went away. Could have been from some anxiety as I started having flashbacks of yellow jackets in my hair, but I'm just curious as to if this is something I should be concerned about as it's really only been the 3rd time I got popped by a honey bee. Can it get worse if I keep getting stung??? I expect to get stung much more in the future along the way as well, so now I'm kind of wondering.