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Content: The sting of a bee can range greatly in the amount of pain felt depending on the type of bee that you are stung by. The sting of a bee feels much like a pinpointed pinch, and is often a very local pain. Almost immediately after the sting, you will notice that the area around the sting will turn red, and the area may become raised and sore to the touch. These symptoms can last up to 48 hours, with a dying-down during the second half of the period. Depending on the reaction that your body has to the sting, some individuals have experienced a raised portion that is wider than 12 inches in diameter. In cases like these, you could be experiencing an allergic reaction, and it is recommended that you seek medical help as soon as possible to make sure that the situation does not worsen. The average person can withstand one bee sting for every pound of body weight, as long as they do not have any adverse reactions to the sting. This means that approximately 1000 bee stings could kill the average sized adult male, while only 500 stings could potentially kill a small child. To receive that many stings, you would likely have to upset a nest of some kind, and be swarmed by a large amount of bees. Most stinging insects that are a part of the same family as bees will die after they sting you, but a number of insects that belong to the family will not die after the initial stinging and may be able to sting you several times.