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Stings Happen

When some folks think of a honey bee, they immediately think of stings.Not pollination, not honey, not colony collapse disorder, but stings. To beekeepers, stings are a minor irritation, or perhaps not an irritation at all. It's just something that...

HONEY BEE, defending her hive, tries to fly away after stinging Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. You can see the stinger embedded in his wrist and a long line of stretched tissue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

HONEY BEE trying to pull away after stinging Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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