Plot17B Welcome to the vine, great to have you with us!

Bee stings....the sting will be left in your skin, don't pinch it in order to pull it out you should scrape it out, from skin outwards. If you squeeze it, the venom sack will pump more of the 'stingy' stuff into you. If you can remove the sting as quickly as possible that is better, again less time for stingy stuff to get into you.
When a bees stings, small amount of pheromone is released, this lets the other bees know to 'sting here please' great! so that is why you sometimes get multiple stings.....I know, been there- done that- got the swelling!
Great news about having bees! it makes me very happy to hear of new bee keepers.
What type of hive have you....have you had bees before? WOW- really is great news!

Janeyo, all in good time and I am sure your time will come.
Bee keepers are busy in the summer months, stopping swarms, checking bee health, collecting honey...I guess about an hour a week in summer per hive, depending how big the hive is. Takes me about 2 though, as I just love watching the girls go about their lives. Think I would crawl in and sit a while if I only could :-)
In the winter there is little to do really, just checking that the hive is secure.
Trouble is that bees and veg growing are all busy at the same time.
I work full time. have two and a half plots, bees, and a profound love of sailing and water sports...and.....
Yes , Mr HF said exact same thing......tee hee....
all seems to be working out ok so far, fingers crossed. Have not yet dug the boat and sailed the plot!!!