Is there a difference in the strength of the venom from each bee ? , as in some bee venom is more potent than others from the same colony. The reason I ask is, after a hive inspection yesterday, I was stung on my finger whilst in the process of suiting up and lighting the smoker, so just wasn't quite ready for the one that zoomed over on a kamikaze mission with the full intention of seeing me off before I'd even started. I then got another through my jeans on my thigh. The difference in my bodies reaction to both of these was amazing - just a small red dot on my leg - no swelling, but huge swelling on my finger and back of the hand, which hasn't really gone down at all overnight. I do take anti-histamines every day, as I have a bad reaction to midges, which I think will also help with any bee venom reaction. Or is it just that parts of the body are more sensitive than others ? one thing is for sure though - it won't be doing it again !