Excuse me for copping an attitude, BUT...

What a bunch of over-protective post-nuclear parents!

Back when I was a child, (in the very dim past when Kennedy
was in the White House) bees had not yet become an
endangered species.

All the kids would play barefoot during the summer, which
resulted in at least one stepped on bee (or bumble bee) per
week, and one stung child per week.

No one died.
No one went into anaphylactic shock.
Our mothers did not even tell us about quickly removing stingers.

Getting stung was simply something that happened, and was
no more scary than skinning one's knee, stubbing one's toe,
or falling down.  Anyone who stepped on a bee was soon
back at play, still barefoot.

For some reason, the current crop of parents are unwilling to allow
their kids to BE kids to the extent of minor bumps, scrapes, and bruises.
Horror of horrors, some of us even broke bones when we fell off bikes,
fell off skateboards, fell from trees, or made a bad slide into 2nd base.

It was part of growing up.

Just keep the kids and guests at a reasonable distance from the hives, or
put a veil and long sleeved clothing on them if they want to "get close".

The key point for kids and guests is to be taught to recognize the
"ping" of a bee flying directly into their veil.  When/if that happens,
they need to retreat a bit.

        jim

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