Why Do Bees Die After Stinging? 

My cousin and I once visited a friend who raised bees. As we walked by the hives, one stung her on the arm. Our friend took a bottle of ammonia and put it on the sting. She went from tears to smiles almost instantly. And when I lived in AZ and told a neighbor about it, she said that's why they always keep ammonia on hand not only for bees, but also for scorpions.

The most painful sting I ever had was when I was clearing a rubble pile on a farm. I pulled out an old rusty gate from the pile of bricks and concrete and broke open a wasps hive. Instantly the air was filled with angry buzzing yellow and black flying devil's, all intent on inflicting as much pain on me as possible. Instinct took over and I ran like I'd never run before, but this was not fast enough and within seconds I felt the 1st shot of pain on my arm (it was summer and I was wearing just shorts and a t-shirt), I headed for my car and had only suffered half a dozen stings by the time I had my door open. I flung myself in and slammed the door behind me, but 1 last wasp made it onto my flesh. It landed in the waistband of my shorts and got trapped, stinging me over and over at the top of my buttocks, I jumped like I'd been hit with a lightning bolt and crushed the little b@stard to death, but the damage was done. My arse swelled like an over inflated balloon and turned the colour of a ripe cherry. The pain was excruciating, it throbbed and burned and nothing I did would ease it, for hours I couldn't move without almost crying, and for days I couldn't sit properly or sleep on my back. I wouldn't wish that experience on anyone, and steer clear of any situation that could result in a replay of one of the worst times of my life.

in short: the stinger is a part of their body, and when they sting you, the stinger will stay in and they’ll pretty much fall apart. I pretty much think wasps are immune for this.

You deliver this monologue in most calm and soothing way possible. Making a person go to sleep while watching a video about bee stings.

I got stung by a bee when I was pregnant. It was the first time and everyone panicked thinking I might be allergic to it so they rushed me to ER. On the way, we got stopped for speeding but ended up being escorted to the ER. I wasn’t allergic and all was well.

I find it hard to believe that bees only sting you when you’re threatening them. The first and only time I got stung by a bee I was at a water park with my family and, when I was waiting to go down a slide, my hand was on this plastic wheel behind me. Little did I know a bee had climbed onto my hand and promptly stung me. Suicide? We’ll never know (before you say it was a wasp, the stinger was stuck in my hand afterwards).

fact- 70% of our body is water, not 60%

If you don’t swat the bee or shake your arm like crazy if you get stung, the Honeybee can actually twist their stingers out. The process takes about 20 to 30 seconds. So if you somehow manage to get stung by a honeybee. Remember, give her time and she will be fine

If you wanna save yourself 20 minutes: The stinger on a bee is barbed, so when it tries to pull itself free, it really just pulls its digestive tract, muscles and nerves out, like pulling the meat off of a chicken wing in a good slide.

Wasps are menaces. I remember when I was about 7 years old I was playing in one of those old foldable pools in the front-yard by myself in summer and I will never forget the moment my naive joy was stopped by the sight of the wasp floating right above the water In front of me. At first I tried to go under the water to avoid it but after a while I couldn’t hold my breath anymore so I went up again and the bastard was still there. Then after nearly drowning myself I decided to make a last ditch effort for freedom and run; only for my other foot to get caught on the side of the pool, I skinned my knee. But the worst part was that after all that mental torture the wasp just left me there… it didn’t even sting me. And I’ve never forgotten that day.

Not everyone be just talking about their bee story💀

1:56 they don’t sting insects that attack the hive,they launch onto the insect and flutter their wings to make the insects so hot that it kind of dies

I've only ever been stung by a hornet, and it happened because they made a nest on my garbage bin outside. I forgot they lived there, took out the trash, and got stung once. It was pretty painful but I was surprised that only one of them stung me. After watching this i was kinda surprised to hear that hornets are less hostile than wasps

I actually have been stung by one at summer camp. My staff leader actually had pick me up as soon as I was stung and ran me all the way back to camp as to avoid any further stings and get me straight to the nurses station.

That was so interesting and so informative! I was engaged until the end :) thank you

Because they watched this video LMAO😂

I don't remember being stung by a bee, nettles however is another story, but usually I tend to avoid bees, I think this stemmed from when I was a kid as one time I was outside on the patio and I saw this absolutely massive bumblebee it was bigger than all others I've ever seen but from what I remember is I freaked out and went straight back inside which also probably explains me not liking anything that's bigger than what the normal size is.

The fact that it is January and too cold for bees/wasps in the UK, I was able to learn from this video without being on edge. Thank you.

And this is why it’s best to be active and fit, if you do that then you’ll have a more higher chance of outrunning bees

Wow, thank you for this information which I found very interesting, I really enjoy your RU-vid channel which has entertained me after having sciatica and then having a steroid injection into the disc which was touching my sciatic nerve, I was on a cocktail of 27 drugs a day including liquid morphine hospitalised twice then 2 weeks after the steroid injection I was drawing my curtains when the curtain pole came of the wall sending me flying backwards breaking my fibular. I am suffering from PTSD and have a fear of falling and learning to walk again without a Zimmer Frame. I have to take it easy and can't perform many tasks so I spend a big part of my day watching your channel which is amazing... Sorry to offload to you but I know with depression and PTSD it is better to let out the fears than keep them inside.

I’ve only been stung by wasps, and I’m pretty sure I’m allergic. I was playing softball and it got me in the arm and my arm went numb for awhile. My dad is allergic. Never got stung by a honey bee. They’re sweet. I make sure to leave them alone.

I'm allergic to bees, anaphylaxis level. My most recent (a few years ago) bee sting experience was my worst. I was at a park in a pavilion which wasn't full of bees, but as it got hotter and the more sugary stuff melt in the trash cans, the more bees came out. I was just sitting, but moved to cross my legs, not realizing a bee had decided to make my inner thighs his new seat. So, as I closed my legs, the fucker stung me. I mangaged to get down benadryl and we went to the hospital. But after we got home hours later, I had a rebound reaction. *After* the usual time. So I had to go back for a longer monitoring 🤣

Title - why do bees die after singing - *proceeds to make a wasp thumbnail*

One time me and my mom and a friend were leaving the pool and I stepped on a hive of the yellow jackets species and they all stung me repeatedly for about five minutes someone offered to drive us home I was so swollen I had to take medicine it really sucked one of the worst days I’ve ever had😢

Years ago, I had a house out in the country in Argyle, Tx, near Denton. There was a tree in my back yard about 20 feet tall that had become overgrown by a wisteria plant. Every Spring, the huge and fragrant purple flowers would attract swarms of massive carpenter bees! While big and scary looking with black, shiny, round abdomens, these bees were completely harmless, so I used to stand right in the midst of the branches of this tree just to feel the creepy feeling of being surrounded by bees flying around me and past my ears with their huge buzzing sound, like little prop engine planes flying by! From childhood I had learned to be terrified by that huge stinging insect sound, so this was kind of an interesting experience to know I was safe but have the feeling of a need to run like hell. I called this the Bee Tree. It was fun also because I was training some video camera operators using the bees. For some reason, one bee would always hover for several seconds right in front of the back door, then it would suddenly fly up over the roof, only to return to that hovering position seconds later. I would have the operators place their cameras in manual focus mode and try to get an in-focus shot of the bee before it could fly up and out of view. Nature's little video trainers!!! It was a lot of fun.

I’m deathly allergic to bees. My husband of 20 years is an amateur bee keeper…we have a running joke about how if we were to ever divorce, at least he wouldn’t lose his hives, lol. The good part about having bees so close is that I’ve learned a great deal about bee behaviour & over time it’s assisted in my learning to NOT be so phobic of them, which in turn keeps me much calmer around them and far less likely to be stung. I HAVE asked to be allowed to accompany him whenever he goes to do a hive check, but the answer is always no. For both our safety - and he’s not wrong…if I was to suddenly panic, we’d both end up in deep trouble so I do get his point.

Your vids are sooo good I love learning about the world

I've had a few notable stings, most recent was a rather distressed wasp I had started to crush because I wasn't looking where i was grabbing. Bees straight up ignore me and hornets have learned i do not fear them. The big ones usually see me and know I'm there to catch them. They are afraid

I only got stung by a bee once. It was on a beach in Florida and I stepped on it (the bee hid in the sand). At first, I thought I was allergic because my whole leg had gone numb. I had to walk for approximately 1h with the stinger in my foot (we walked quite far on the shore and had to walk back to our hotel). I caught cellulitis (which started manifesting itself days after the sting) and sprained my ankle for a second time (due to the limping). I will never walk barefoot on a beach again.

I’ve been stung by yellowjackets a few times, but never bees. I’ve even picked up wild bees with my bare hands a few times to move them if they were in water or in a spot they’d be stepped on. My parents are first year beekeepers this year, and they have italian honeybees. Their bees are incredibly gentle, to the point where if we’re not opening a hive (which would obviously stress them out without smoke), we can sit right next to the hives with no gear without them getting angry. They just go about their business and we get a close look at them. I’ve even had young worker bees land on my finger and hang out for a little while before buzzing off to get back to work. The only thing they might do is bump into your head if you cross the flight path they use to enter the hive. I’ve done that a couple of times by accident, and apologized to the bee each time lol. Some of Our pets have been stung because they are dumbasses who try to eat the bees, and my mom got stung once because she accidentally stepped on one that was in the grass. I love bees, and its so sad that they die when they sting mammals. Especially now knowing that they have no idea it will kill them :(

Me literally touching bees on purpose: 😐

Actually, there are videos that beekeepers have shared showing that the bee can back the stinger out as long as it senses you are calm. Bees aren't stupid and they don't want to die if they don't have to.

I saved a poor bee from the rain it was on the path it was raining pretty heavily so I rolled my sleeve over my hand and helped it up and put it somewhere safe and dry although I’m terrified of bees I couldn’t just leave the poor little guy there in the rain

Having never been stung by a bee, wasp or hornet I’m always still the first person to spot one and run - ironically I love the start of this video that essentially highlights that our fight or flight response can actually cause them to be drawn to us. I’ll TRY to think about this before I go into a frenzied arm flap & subsequent run next time…

I have been stung but it wasn't that bad. It stayed relatively small and didn't hurt to much.

Luckily, I’ve never been stung by a bee or a wasp.

I was stung by a yellow jacket right between my eyes on a motorcycle ride. I didn't have a reaction until the next morning when I woke up. My face was completely swollen and I kinda looked like a lion human hybrid 😆. Worst part was i had a full face helmet but I had literally just lifted the eye cover to get some fresh air. I was lucky that I had on sun glasses and didn't get stung on my eyeball.

I've never been stung and I plan on keeping it that way

Omg that helped me soo much thx 😂❤

I was once stung by a bee, it stung me on my stomach and it was a painful experience. I had to hold the temptation of not scratching it and it lasted for a few days

I’ve never been stung by a bee in present times, only when I was a baby or toddler, so I can’t remember that pain 0:46 Yo! I used to watch that show all the time as a toddler!

we once had a bee fly straight through the house, it was a warm day and we had both the patio and front door open, then we hear a buzz, we looked over and saw a bee fly in the patio door then flew straight past us and went straight out the front door, almost like the bee was like "Whoops, sorry took a wrong turn, cant find the hive, dont mind me, i'll make my own way out"

In the daily dose of internet, the RU-vid channel with great videos, he shows a bee stinging a human but then the bee tries to remove the sting, which is beautiful 💘

The literal only time I ever got stung by a honey bee was when I stepped on one while walking barefoot through a patch of clover flowers in our lawn. That was about 30 years ago when I was 5 or 6. I still remember my mom using a tweezer to pull the stinger out of my foot. At least bees will sting you if they feel they're in actual danger, unlike wasps that sting you just for existing near them.

I remember this one time where me and my mom were walking down this path near the woods and this wasp flew right in front of my face and I instinctively tipped my head down. After a few seconds it still was hovering there and my poor mom tried to swat it away from me but the wasp thought it was me who swatted at it so it began trying to sting me. I ran down the sidewalk and bolted across the street and I looked behind me while still bolting and it was STILL chasing me. It was persistent like it was determined to sting me but after running for another few seconds it gave up and flew away. My mom said afterwards that she saw the wasp chasing me down the street. It was not fun.

I freaking love this channel.... The work put into the videos, they show the up close of the stringers that you know we all wanted to see...

Gwyeth Paltrow! LMAO! She’s now the one that says taping your mouth shut while asleep gives you better nights rest. She’s too much!

One time I found a giant bee at the back of my school's wildlife, I ran out screaming.

YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS When a bee stings, and the stinger is in your skin, you DO NOT pinch it and pick it out!! It will only inject more stuff into your skin!!!!!! Instead, you SHOULD just swipe it away instead of pinching it and trying to wedge it out. -hope this helps

Congratulations this is a terrific video. Thank you. I’m a relatively new bee keeper. I frequently get stung. Just one or two stings at a time. When you get stung remove the sting by flicking it out with a stiff leaf, a fingernail or a blade for example. That way you don’t accidentally squeeze the venom into yourself. If bees are acting defensively ( some call it aggressively) stay as calm as possible, don’t wave or flap your hands around, walk away from the hive asap. I start singing, it calms me and the bees although I sing badly. Fortunately we don’t have Africanised bees here and my bees have been bred for their gentle natures.

Very cool and interesting)) thanks for the effort

1:06 "my dog stepped on a bee" "the bee commited kamikaze"

I’ve only ever been stung once, by a dead wasp (yes, you read that right.) because it was “wasp season” where I lived and a few of them had found their way into the house. I was about five at the time, and we had a carpet floor. So, as most children with carpet floors did, I ran around the house barefoot- can you see where this is going? All the wasps that had gotten into the house had died, however one in the living room fell onto the floor after it’s death, with the stinger facing up. So, my tiny little feed ran across the house, and right onto the dead wasp- which was hidden in the carpet. Also, once again, I was five, I wasn’t looking where I was going anyways. But the stinger went right into my heel and my mom had to dig it out, it took about an hour because I was screaming, crying, and moving way too much. And ever since then I’ve had a intense fear of wasps. And I’m chill with bees as long as they are about a foot away from me. I just saw some others sharing their sting stories, so I thought I’d join! Edit: before anyone asks, it was a Yellowjacket….wasps are demons

I remember I once took my dogs and my daughter to a dog park. My daughter sat against the fence and started to draw. My daughter had gotten uncomfortable and moved to a different spot. When she sat down she started to cry a few seconds after. Turns out she sat on a very small hornet nest that was in a small patch of grass. Luckily she was only stung by one hornet.

I didn’t know that so thank you Sir good video!!!! 👌

Me Who Was Stung By A Wasp: Oh- wait it’s my fault I was stung by that wasp? Actually it might be a yes because I didn’t notice the bee on my hand lol

A honey bees stinger is made up of two barbed lancets, meaning when they sting, the stinger cannot be pulled out again. The stinger is attached to the bees digestive tract, so subsequently the entire digestive system, muscles, and nerves are pulled out, which is what causes the death of the bee. I just explained a whole 19 minute video now like this comment so others can see it

When I was 12, my cousins, my brother, I were playing in the trees, behind our house. My oldest cousin pushed me down & I fell on a rotten log that had a bee hive in it. They attacked & I got stung several times. Ever since then I have been extremely allergic not only to be stings, but to honey. I have come close to dying from anaphylaxis close to 10 times. I have got to be very careful with food, anything that has any amount of honey in it could kill me. It's been over 15 years since my last attack. I've always had an EpiPen & they've saved me on more than 1 occassion. The last time I had a reaction, it was caused by 3 bites of a honey ham sandwich. I went fishing with friends that made lunch, ham sandwiches. I took a few bites & my eyes started to itch, almost always the first symptom of a reaction. I asked if the Ham was honey cured, they didn't know. By the time we got to the doctor I was having difficulty breathing. But I was OK. Latter found out, it was honey cured ham. One of the worst things about this allergy is that I used to love honey. One of my favorite breakfasts, as a kid was toast with honey on it. Since then I've been very careful. In 01, I got stung, when I picked up a can of pop & didn't see the bee sitting on it. Same thing happened & my arm swelled up. This is one thing that I hate about summer. At least in the winter I don't have to deal with bugs.

Those stingless bees sound fun to play with

Have you ever had a IV ? Well that hurts MORE than a sting , I think it depends on how deep it goes or then it might hurt then it hurt with the itching and swelling

Forget the honeybee. It's the wasp that you need to worry about. I thought I had gotten shot again, and for ppl to see a grown man react to it. They probably thought I was shot too. It hurts bad bad.

I like how you call the wasps a-holes, which I agree, especially in the early fall time the yellow jackets get very aggressive. On the other hand bees almost need to be protected, they are vital for our food supply beyond just making honey. If you see a bee, don't smash it, just leave it do its job.

I love your videos😊😊😊

Who would make bees sting themselves?!???? 0:27

I've only been stung by the plague known as wasps, honey bees don't seem to get bothered by me working in the garden near them or even gently picking them up and putting them in a nearby tree.

Once I got stung by a bee in the neck, it hurt really bad and when I went to get checked, it turned out that bee-stung in a part of my neck, which means it got inflammation and needed to go to the doctor, and stuff. It was a complete pain.

I love your vids be amzed

Fun fact: the thumbnail is actually a hornet getting a parasite removed.

Never even stung but my brother has been stung by pretty much every type of wasp and bee out there. He had an allergic reaction one time after getting stung by a wasp and his entire face swelled up.

I was in my parent's bathroom while *pooping* when i saw a weird bee, i called my mom and she told me to quickly get out, so i washed my butt and got out, i asked my mom what it was and she said it was a "hornet", i searched it up and found it TERRIFYING. but my mom said that they are more attracted to light and if you make a large noise they will chase you around or attack you. i was terrified that after that day, i always had my blanket attached to me. but i have never met the hornet again. i feel safe now.

I'm scared of bees stinging because I don't want them to die, they are my mom's favorite animal.

I'm 54 and I've never been stung by any bee or any kind of wasp. 🤷🏼‍♀️ ... So far. I live in the middle of an almond orchard and have most of my life. Honey bees are brought in hives yearly too. 🙏🏻 Blessed I guess 🙏🏻

This was a lot more educational than I initially thought, thank you

Thanks for the bee advise I was scared of bees but you told us that most bees don’t sting so im not afraid anymore thank you

6:09 that cat is so cute

2:26 okay but why is that bee cute-

Pet dogs a bum investment...That was savage😂

I remember one time I got stung was because I went to go turn on my hose in the front yard to go wash my dog and I just saw things swarming around me. 2 seconds later I realized it was wasps. A nest about a little bit bigger than a lightbulb. I got stung only once though, which is crazy because there was definitely more than 15.

Wait... Australia has something that CAN'T hurt you? Forget that. How could I be so silly to think Australia might have a safe insect.

I have actually never been stung by a bee before, and since my dad and grandpa are both deathly allergic to them I do not take any chances and give them as much space between us as humanly possible. There was a time not too long ago though that a bee landed on my shoulder and I stood perfectly still like a statue until it went away and didn't do anything. They are so incredibly important for our planet and ecosystems so I'd never even consider killing one.

Never had a problem with bees. It was always those damn wasps that went after me. Unprovoked, never so much as said a mean word in their direction. I hate those things. Always got stung for no reason when I was a kid. I get those bastards whenever they come at me now.

My grandfather has a bee farm and I've got stun alot of times. It last like 2 hours but it doesn't hurt that bad.

"almost like an internal thermometer, but for violence" petition for be amazed out of context

Be careful with the bees

3:33 I broke my finger when i pressed it.

I've been stung once. I made it to my early sixties before getting stung. Somehow, as I was getting into my car, a bee got entangled in my hair. I didn't know it was a bee. Without giving it much thought, I reached up to remove whatever was in my hair. The bee crawled onto my finger and stung it. After that, I found the bee in the back seat minus its stinger. It soon died. Other than the swollen finger, I did not have any reaction. The area burned a lot.

I got stung by wasps, bees, yellow jackets, and hornets so much that I'm almost amune to them.

a random thought came to my mind... If they die after stinging, why do they stinging? a self protection? well we wont do anything to them if they dont sting us on the 1st place 🤣🤣🤣

4:28 I refuse to believe that any sort of bee in Australia can't sting you

Before the pandemic bees were my biggest fear I recently had a HORNET nest in my house so I couldn’t be like anywhere without seeing a hornet outside my window, in my room etc. I was terrified as they are known as deadly! So when I went to bed I just slept under my covers and tried avoiding them, luckily about a week or two later we got rid of them but I hope it never happens again

worst sting I've ever had was an accident - on both parts. I walked into my room after my window had been open in the dead of winter and a wasp was half dead on my floor. I stood on it. Safe to say I felt every single nerve in my left leg and foot. Ouch.

imagine a bee hates you so much that it would kill itself just to prick you💀

I have had a particular dislike for bees ever since I went under my front porch and got stung by a bee right in the back of my neck because I didn't see a bee nest. There are also other times I've gotten stung which is the main reason I generally avoid and hate them.

I’m allergic to bees and I noticed that my reaction to it determines whether I go to the hospital or not. If I stay calm and don’t move around that much then I just get a VERY swollen hand or whatever body part for about a week. First day my hand is like a balloon and it gradually decreases throughout the week. One time I went for a bike ride right after I got stung in the shin, going to visit my friend at the time, and it spread the venom all throughout my body. I got hives over my entire body and I knew something wasn’t quite right. My 14 year old best friend at the time said “you just want to go home“. (I never let him live that down that he was trying to make me risk my life so I would stay over his house… lol) It was at that point that my throat started closing and I had to go to the hospital. On the car right there I just really wanted to go to sleep and my parents were freaking the hell out. They said I looked pretty bad but I remember just being sleepy and my throat being itchy. The instant they gave me the epinephrine I felt 100% and didn’t see what the big deal was. They gave me the EpiPen prescription and told me I NEED to carry the epiPen for the rest of my life… wherever I go and all that junk, which I don’t do. If I get stung I just stay calm and take it easy and luckily no epinephrine is required. I still have them just in case but I guess I’d be screwed in public if I wasn’t able to calm down or if it was particularly bad. I’m sure not everybody is as lucky but I have a feeling that it works that way with a lot of allergies. The fact that I don’t need the EpiPen unless I am exercising. It’s weird because I haven’t always been allergic to bees. There was just one summer where I just kept getting stung all the goddamn time. I think I eventually got an allergic reaction through maturing or through getting stung to many times. Idk though. What I do know though is that staying calm completely prevents it from going to my lips and mouth so I don’t get that numb sensation all over my body with hives everywhere.

I have a single honey bee hive. A few years ago I was having my morning coffee with the bees & 1 of the girls who came to see me landed on my nose. It was a windy day & she slipped, so I got stung 3 times on the nose! Luckily she wasn’t hurt , but I looked strange for a few hours.

5:03 actually, there is a safe location because the colder it is the less number of bees (just head north)

this was one of the most informative, and entertaining video on bee stings i have ever seen in my entire life. Amazing job! I'm amazed! keep up the good work, please make more videos like this!

My mom uses her home remedies by applying an baking soda and apple cider vinegar paste mixture to the bee/wasp stings to stop the swelling and itches. If you don't have apple cider on hand, just use a little bit of water. Later she applies 100% Therputic grade Lavender essential oil and put bandage over it to keep it on so that it wouldn't get rubbed off. Levender essential oil act as an antihistamines and believed to have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help to heal minor burns and bug bites. It is an amazing essential oil. If it gets real bad, she'll add manuka honey with the highest UMF rating, this is more for wound healing. This method really work for us! She has been doing this for the last 10-15 years.

I spit out my drink at "wasps, nature's assholes" Lmfao

I also got stung on the tongue once as well. I had a bad reaction. Broke out into a rash all over my body. Another time I got stung on the foot, it swelled up like a balloon. After those 2 reactions, I decided to get an epipen, just in case. Here's something that strange though. I think it's the pollen I'm allergic to or something. Because on top of the bee stings. I have a slight allergic reaction to honey. My mouth itches sometimes when I have it, mainly in large amounts like on toast. Any thoughts on what it is?