The sting causes swelling, bruising and blistering. The pain lasts for about 4-6 hours and the wounds may take days to heal. Watch for any sign of allergic reaction or infection. Bees, hornets, wasps Stings from bees, hornets and wasps cause more deaths than bites and stings from all other insects and spiders. Death is usually a result of an allergic reaction.
Honey bees are the only stinging insects that leave a stinger in the wound.
Other bees can sting repeatedly. If stung by a bee, check the wound to see if the stinger is still there. The stinger will be clearly visible. If the stinger is still there, scrape or flick it out with something stiff like a credit card. Do not try to pull the stinger out as squeezing injects more venom into the wound.