I used to find that the first stings of the year caused me to spend 2 days swelling up and another 2 going down, but by this time of year, 5 minutes after being stung I would have forgotten on which hand it was. Nowadays I deliberately get a few stings during the winter to keep my immunity up. It works for me. Once, over 30 years ago, I had an adverse reaction 'hives' after a couple of stings and went to the doctor. He sat me in a corner for half an hour while he got on with some paperwork and, as I hadn't collapsed by then, prescribed anti-histamine pills and told me to give up beekeeping! Chris *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html