Patience, and Hard Headedness!   Who else would put up with a creature that, in the view of most folks,  "Bites the hand that feeds it"  on a regular basis.  Most people take stings <very> personally, and hold a grudge for years.
Ellen in Michigan
  Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: During the course of conversation Bill asked me if I could name an attribute
common to most beekeepers.