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What is Apitherapy?
Apitherapy is the medical use of bee products such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, and bee venom.
Do honey bees have venom?
Yes, honey bees have venom. When a honey bee stings, it injects venom into its victim which can cause pain, swelling, and allergic reactions in some individuals. Honey bee venom is used as a defense mechanism to protect the hive from threats.
How fast will killer bees kill people?
Killer bee venom is actually less potent than honey bee. The only problem is that honey bees will keep poking you repeatedly and not get much venom in your system, where killer bees poke you with the stinger and extract all of the venom. Another thing about bees is that they will attack in swarms, they will follow you for up to two miles and just latch on. It really depends on how much venom the bee is able to put in your system, and how many you are stung by. http://www.beeremovalspecialist.com/bees/bee-identification.html
Is a bee sting acid or alikai?
A bee sting is acidic. Honey bee venom is slightly acidic and can cause pain, swelling, and redness when injected into the skin.
Why would someone sting their self with honey bees?
Some people believe that the venom from a honey bee sting will alleviate the pain and discomfort of arthritis.
Is it possible for a bee's stinger to be activated a while after it is dead?
After a honey bee has stung you, the bee separates from the barb (stinger) and dies. The barb remains in your skin and continues to pump venom until you remove it.
What is the scientific name of the order of which the honey bee is classified in?
Honey bee's (and all bee's, wasps, and ants) are in the order Hymenoptera. The honey bee is further classified into the genus Apis.
What happens when a honey bee bites?
Honey bee jaws are designed for gathering food and are too weak to hurt a human - so nothing would happen if a honey bee were to try and bite a human. To protect themselves honey bees have a 'sting'.
Is killer bee venom deadly?
The sting of the Africanised Honey Bee (Killer bee) is no more potent than another variety of honey bee.What makes them more dangerous is that they are more easily provoked, quick to swarm, attack in greater numbers, and pursue their victims for greater distances.So, it is not deadly in a single sting, but with multiple stings it can be deadly but no more than any other honey bee.Of course, if you're allergic to bee venom, even a single sting could be deadly.
Do all bee stings have poison?
Bee stings inject a toxin or venom called apitoxin, which is a bitter colourless liquid. Bee venom causes local inflammation and acts as an anticoagulant. It is not a poison.
What bee is the busiest in the hive and why?
The Queen Bee. She makes all the honey but the Bee's collect it.
What is Wisconsin state insect?
the honey bee
