NJ Deputy Attorney General assigned to the State Department of Environmental Protection from 1986 - 1990. When we adults think of bees, we think of little flying insects with stingers, that fly around our gardens. As children, we were all afraid of them, believing that they lived to sting humans. Actually, honey bees tend to be docile, and only sting when provoked. Unless you are allergic to bees, they really pose little risk.
Bees actually are big business.
Commercial beekeepers maintain thousands of hives. Their bees can be transported to farms, where they are released for crop pollination. After they have earned their keep, they are returned to the beekeeper's location and await their next paid assignment. Trained beekeepers do get stung. That hazard comes with the job.