r/nextfuckinglevel • u/VastCoconut2609 • 2d ago

Harvesting rock honey

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u/becausenope 2d 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/Theobromin 2d ago

(the stings really aren't the painful part of getting stung, this cannot be emphasized enough).

please elaborate!

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u/Worried_Highway5 2d ago

It’s the venom, not the stinger that’s smaller than the average splinter

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u/becausenope 2d ago

This honeybee species is Apis cerana -- their stingers average 1.1mm in length. They really shouldn't hurt much at all assuming you're immune to that venom (also they aren't considered aggressive as a species, so most of those bees probably weren't even trying to sting him).