Title: What are the symptoms of a bee sting? - Quora
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1 Answer
Kathy Waldorf
, Former Bee Keeper
Answered 5 years ago
Originally Answered: What are the symptoms of bee stings? An obvious stinger is one. A bee will leave the stinger in your skin as the bee literally has its guts pulled out and always dies when it stings. Beyond that, it really depends on how sensitive you are. I've met old time bee keepers who don't have a perceptible reaction (so I think you can build up immunity). On the other hand, people who are allergic will have both a localized reaction as well as respiratory problems that can be life threatening. Most people feel pain at the sting site (can be minimized by removing the stinger) and have redness and swelling at the site that goes away in a day or so.