I’ve read of a few people having been stung by bees and as if a compound reaction, becoming allergic. I’ve been stung many times in the past with minimal reaction however second last time I was stung it really knocked me around, to the ground in fact. Felt like I was drunk. Really drunk. I was however stung 20+ times in the 30 minutes earlier…
After an antihistamine I was fine, good enough to drive home and unload the colony from the van and set them up in the apiary. At no stage did I have issues breathing, had I, I’d have let my friend finish the call to the ambo’s.
Is there any documentation regarding the decrease of tolerance from bee stings?
Oh and if a bee stung me whilst I was rescuing it from the pool it would change the way I’d look at bees…