Stings and how to manage them

[SnowflakeHoney]

A few of the older threads where this is discussed to some extent too:

Remedies to sooth stings

Any suggestions on how to relieves stings? I knew I should have put on my gloves! I have taken homeopathic Belladona and Apis mellifica, but my hand is still swollen red and feels bruised.

What to do about a bad bee sting?

Yesterday I finally got my Apistan Strips in. I still have one more to do today, but here is my question. One hive I have is extremely agressive and wouldn’t you know it I got stung by one of them yesterday. Now this isn’t the first time I got stung but the reaction my body is having is different. I got stung while away from the hive taking my suit off and a bee was in my ballcap and when I put it back on my head WHAM! right on the tip of my forhead and hairline. It hurt so bad I thought that li…

Bite Away for bee stings

A few months ago I had a bee sting on the back of my hand which was my own fault. !/2 hour later I couldn’t get a grip on my cars steering wheel with that hand because of the swelling that took 4 days to go down. That was a normal reaction for me to bee sting. I soon after bought the Electronic “Bite Away” which has claims to relieve many stings and bites. I got a sting today working without gloves in the brood of one of my hives when I bumped a frame on the side of the hive. It removed the sti…

Bee stings on hands- is extensive swelling normal?

The hand is ok🤗 No real redness or blotches just swelling which has started to go down- ice seems to have helped… Speaking of ice- how about its opposite? Has anyone heard of this ‘bite away’ insect treatment gadget that uses heat?