They still grow oranges here, so I get too-close-for-comfort to bees all the time. So much in fact I invested in a bee-proof helmet (Smith Overtake) after having so many bees go in the vents and sting the top of my head. Personal single-ride record for "bee strikes," in which we make contact at speed but the bee doesn't sting, 28. Most bees in the helmet in a single ride, 4. Most stings, 2.

Took a June Bug off of the knuckles a few days ago. Felt like getting hit with a rock.