Over the years I have done quite a few honeybee removals from buildings.  
Sometimes the removals were around yellow jacket nests. My reaction to yellow 
 jacket stings are, the stings being very pain full (hurt for a couple of 
days)  with the usual swelling which is not the case when I am stung by a 
honeybee. My  assumption is that the venom must be different.
 
Ralph Harrison
Milford, CT
 
 
In a message dated 9/7/2015 9:02:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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Hi  All

Having kept bees for over 40 years, I have little reaction to  stings,  
even the odd one to my face.  While painting trim on  our house this  
weekend, a yellow jacket nailed me on my upper lip,  and a short while  
later another one got my finger.  Both stings  caused swelling equal to  
that in the 1970's when I started  beekeeping.

I thought that the venom of various bees, wasps, and  hornets was  
similar.

Bob Farrell
Caledon  Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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