Allen Dick's note to the list is EXACTLY correct, and should be understood
by all.

The use of Epipen's has been mentioned.  Please take CAUTION here.  My
doctor refuses to prescribe one for anyone over 40, as he fears the risk of
heart attack symptoms are just too great.  Epipens can and have saved
lives...they have also killed.

During the years I was going through the stages described by Allen (I can no
longer find a sting site) I carried a baggie with a small amount of baking
powder.  Baking powder combined with a small amount of water (just enough to
keep it from falling off the skin) and applied IMMEDIATELY (say, within 10
minutes) to a site will prevent all itching and swelling.  The alkaline
serves to somehow offset the acid poison of the sting and prevents those
symptoms (at least in me).

Lloyd
Lloyd Spear, Owner of Ross Rounds, manufacturer of comb honey equipment
for beekeepers and Sundance pollen traps.
http://www.rossrounds.com
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