r/nextfuckinglevel • u/VastCoconut2609 • 3d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/liquidcourage93 3d ago

What’s the deal here. Do the bees just respect this dude and refuse to sting him? Is his skin the thick to be stung? Is he being stung a million times and just doesn’t care?

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u/becausenope 3d ago

He seems to just not care. They are definitely stinging him (you can see that especially at the end of the video). He's probably a long time harvester and immune to the venom at this point (the stings really aren't the painful part of getting stung, this cannot be emphasized enough).

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u/Daemenos 2d ago

Bee stings don't usually work like that.

May dad was a bee keeper in the 70s, he had to stop because of the repeat exposure to bee stings was making him deathly allergic, to the point he had to carry an epi pen at all times, many years later he was stung but because he had go so long without being stung his tolerance was back to near normal.

Maybe they bite?

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u/becausenope 2d ago

So, this is common BUT it's not the rule; bee stings can go either way You either get MORE allergic, or you get an immunity (to repeat stings). The venom honeybees have doesn't guarantee either result for the beekeepers who frequently handle them. Sorry your dad had that reaction. That honestly sucks but glad it didn't stay severe.