Tom Barrett comments upon a greater than usual reaction to a sting on a
finger after imbibing Guinness.
 
The hoped for effect with immunity is that after a couple of years you will
feel only the sting which will fade over a few minutes - no itching, no
swelling.  You are not at that stage yet and you need to keep a careful
watch over any adverse reaction that indicates your body is not neutralising
the bee venom.
 
I understand that beekeepers on anti-inflammatory drugs also lose their
immunity with dramatic (not, so far as I understand, life-threatening
effect) and think it possible that the Guinness may have been a contributing
factor to the reaction.  Fingers are always sensitive and I still feel
stings on fingers and toes  a good half hour after the event.
 
As my partner and husband takes such pleasure in informing spectators "After
the first couple of hundred, you don't notice!"
 
Betty McAdam
HOG BAY APIARY
Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
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