Check for stings when being greedy

[yes2matt]

So the bear in flip-flops got himself a little surprise yesterday. I had been in a jam for frames and stuck a couple mediums in a deep box, on the ends. So the bees had hung combs below the frame, all honey. Half capped.

I cleaned them up into a plastic dish, and checked for bees, then put a little bit in my mouth with the hive tool, up under my veil, greedy-bear-style.

Well when I was cutting the comb off the bottom of the frame I must have gotten a bee. And her sting must have stuck to my tool.  Because while I know I was careful, I got a little "ping" on the roof of my mouth.

I didn't swell up, probably all the venom had already been pumped.  But it was a little check to my greed.

Bee careful!

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[BeeMaster2]

That would bee a surprise. Never had a sting in my mouth.
Jim Altmiller

[The15thMember]

Oh that's horrible!  I just got my first suit with a zip-on veil, so I've never been able to taste honey in the yard before, and I stuck my honey-covered hive tool in my mouth while inspecting for the first time this week.  It was delicious, but I'll have to keep this in mind next time! 

[Bob Wilson]

And I thought a bee inside the veil getting into my ear canal was bad. A sting in the mouth...ouch.

[Acebird]

Maybe it was just the venom without the stinger.

[jimineycricket]

            I got a sting inside my mouth once from a wasp (yellowjacket).  Was on an extended hike with friends, and while eating lunch, I did not see it on next bite of food.   It hurt.:)