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Re: Queens stinging
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T & M Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:56:42 PDT
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George wrote
 
> A queen bee will NOT sting a human! - only another queen.
 
I would report that I have been stung by a queen bee several times in my life time.  I have also heard other queen bee breeders talk of being stung by a queen.  Not often, but it does happen.
 
Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA

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