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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 6819" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>I'm pretty convinced that old over wintered bees carry more potent venom than young bees. I also tend to react a bit more to the first few stings in spring when I haven't had a sting for months. I have done my first spring round and haven't had a single sting this year.</p><p>The number one factor for reducing the effect of any bee sting is to get it out as fast as you can. When they sting you somewhere inconvenient and you can't remove the sting until much later you get all the venom. When a bee stings you the sting will keep on pumping venom for some time in fact it's quite amazing to watch under a microscope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 6819, member: 207"] I'm pretty convinced that old over wintered bees carry more potent venom than young bees. I also tend to react a bit more to the first few stings in spring when I haven't had a sting for months. I have done my first spring round and haven't had a single sting this year. The number one factor for reducing the effect of any bee sting is to get it out as fast as you can. When they sting you somewhere inconvenient and you can't remove the sting until much later you get all the venom. When a bee stings you the sting will keep on pumping venom for some time in fact it's quite amazing to watch under a microscope. [/QUOTE]
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