Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
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OP, next time you might want to also get some aspirin, grind it up and put it on the site of the sting. Aspirin also adsorbs the venom and reduces the reaction. Yes, I've been a bee keeper for many years and have had my fair share of "gifts". Charcoal also works, but I wouldn't recommend that when the sting is in the mouth.
Aspirin? Good idea to put one or two in my seat pack.
I will say again, I feel very fortunate to be one of those folks that has almost no reaction to bee stings. Considering where it was, it could have been very problematic for someone who’s body responds differently.