In a message dated 5/17/99 6:17:29 AM EST, [log in to unmask] writes:

> Has anybody in the list any comments to make based on experience, which
>  would be of assistance to me in determining if I should continue to expose
>  myself to this level of stinging?.
>
>  Sincerely
>
  I use the leval of stinging to determine if I would like to requeen my hive.
  If I get stung 20-30 times and I am not being rough or clumsy and the
weather is passable then the old queen gets replaced.
(maybe sooner than 20 stings)
   I do have a spot that is relatively more rural than most of my hives to
let them be if they are really producing but I don't even want the drones
from a mean hive around.
   Keeping bees in town requires that you take a little extra care and what
might be acceptable in a rural setting won't cut it 100' from the neighbor.

I too am curious does the number of stings you take influence whether you
develop a sensitivity later on?