I got STUNG!!

Bee Sting in the first hour

It was only a matter of time, but I got my first sting from one of my days today.  I was walking up to the hive, wearing shorts and sandals, when one came barreling out of the entrance and ran right into my leg.  She stuck to my ankle and I quickly tried to brush her off, but she was still stuck. Before I could get her off she had stung me.  I moved away from the hive as quickly as possible and had the stinger removed in a matter of seconds.

The sting really wasn't that bad, but by evening it was swelling and aching as if I'd been hit with a hammer.  A half dollar size welt/bruise seems to be pretty normal for a bee sting reaction, but my swelling and redness was in the softball size realm.

Bee Sting at 24 hours

It seems that the swelling is causing most of the pain.  This is the ankle that took a serious shot in a bike wreck a few months ago, which makes me wonder if perhaps the effects of the sting are being amplified.  In either case, the sting really wasn't so bad, it's the swelling induced aching and stiffness that's been miserable.  I'll keep you posted.