> As per the bee stink in gloves.  We carry a spray bottle of isopropyl
> alcohol.  If we get into a chalky colony or if the gloves of one or our
> newbies get too many stings, an alcohol spritz settles things down.
 
A California beekeeper (Gabe Arroyo) says he uses Deep Woods Off to solve
such problems.  Apparently it numbs the bees ability to smell for about
twenty minutes.  He just sprays it on the victim and in the air around him
and gets 20 minutes respite.
 
Allen