Love to see them in the garden.
Although I was stung in the back today.

Really by a Honey Bee? Walking barefoot? I've been bit by a whole nest of bees(non honey types) as a kid, stepped on bumbles, had wasps bite me in my shirt, and irritated yellow jackets but my Honey Bees are tame. I could pet my Honey Bees. I only wish I had more flowers to feed them. I watched my brother the other day flinch at a yellow jacket. It's mind over matter you can't show them no fear and imply no harm and they tend to be more agreeable. It rained this morning and all the bees are gone especially the honey bees. They sprayed the area for mosquitoes and I suspect murder.

WD40 on a honey bee sting (not sure if it works on others) makes it stop hurting almost instantly. Not sure why it works, and it might of even been a placebo effect, but I've used it three separate times and it works. Keep it in mind if you have nothing else.

I'd use mud myself but I would just try to care for them Honey Bees are intelligent insects. I've watched as one sister had too much pollen so she gave it to her kin. Yeah honey bees are commies but they're friendly ones if you treat them right. Make sure to distinguish between honey bees and yellow jackets two entirely different things. If I had more land I'd cater to them more and I'm sure they'd appreciate it. I don't exactly let them crawl all over me but I don't disturb them either. I feel actually ashamed I don't have more flowers for them. What I've got I refuse to mow.

I'm actually not too bothered by flying insects.. The only two I really run away from are Red Wasps (really bad around here) and Yellow Jackets.

A sting from a honey been doesn't even really bother me anymore. It's just 'uncomfortable' at the most. But I've been stung a lot by them over my life and am just used to it (plus I have a higher than average pain tolerance)

The last one that stung me I was trying to catch it to get it outta the house cuz wife was freaking out. I was using cup and card and was gonna take it outside but it moved at last second and landed on me and stung me. Mostly though, I just spent an abnormal amount of time outside so I have more encounters with bees/wasps than most.

I see. Honey bees here and even the yellow jackets wont bother me. It's not because i'm some absurdly peaceful type like I was painting pictures on pbs they must have come to the conclusion I mean them no harm. I will yell at them(the yellow jackets) but the same way i yell at my dog. It's basically to say enough in an authoritative voice and to show no fear while doing so. Who really knows why they listen but they have this year. I think it's because I refuse to retreat or act like I'm up to no good. I spend a lot of time around dogs and they live by emotion. With insects I try to be emotionless. My dog hates bugs and will attack all flying ones. She never catches them though. My 1st dog going back 2 dogs used to snap hard and you could see a hole in the yellow jacket's body. You could literally whistle through it if you wanted not that I ever did.