About ten days ago I went to my beehives to get some stings in my hands for arthritis and to keep my immunity up.  A few stings around my knuckles and I was done.  About three hours later I could not even tell that I was stung.  
Then yesterday while trying to clear some brush, down on my hands and knees, I got stung on my elbow.  I only got a glimpse of what stung me as it flew away.  In minutes my elbow swelled up, got warm and the pain was more than a bee sting.  It was not a honey bee because there was no stinger.  This morning the pain is still there (not as bad), it is still a little swollen and still warm.
So my question is what stung me?  Does it mean that what stung me had more venom than a honey bee?  Does it mean that it had a different venom than I wasn’t used to?  
Just wondering.
Billy Bee


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