Some afterthoughts (time limit expired for editing!!!)

Word of advice... When a honeybee stings you, its a suicide mission. They leave their stingers in you, along with the venom sac, then they die. If left alone, you can see the venom sac "pumping" the venom into you. If you DO get stung by a honeybee, do NOT grab the venom sac and pull it out. You will squeeze all the venom into your sting, and just make it worse. To remove the sac and the stinger, use your fingernail to scrape it off.

Another tidbit of interesting honeybee sting info - Honeybee stings are good for arthritis. My dad was having arthritis problems when we started keeping bees. We had heard that the stings would relieve arthritis pain. Well, after a few stings, his arthritis symptoms went away. They didn't return for many years after our beekeeping venture.

Steve (the former beekeeper, and current snakekeeper and ratkeeper and mousekeeper)