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from the bees and keep their sting kit, including any prescriptions from their
doctor,withthem.Beingallergictobeestingsdoesnotnecessarilymeanthat
you cannot or should not keep bees. I have met beekeepers who are highly
allergictobeestings;theycompletelyprotecttheirskinwithafull-bodybee-
keeping suit, gloves, and veil at all times.
My official sting count for the day was six. The stings swelled up like little red bal-
loons and were seriously itchy—worse than any case of poison ivy I've ever had. But
they were only painful for the first twenty-four hours and were gone in a few days,
and they didn't deter me from working with honeybees. Since my first eventful hiving,
I have hived dozens of packages of bees and never have I experienced a hive as hot-
headed as those Italians. For some reason, they were agitated, and I got the brunt of it.
I've chalked it up to beginner's luck.
After hiving my honeybees (or something of the sort), we let nature take its course.
InoneweekIwouldreturntoseeifthesugarcorkwaseatenandthequeenwasreleased
from her cage. I was looking forward to my first inspection of my very own honeybees.
 
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