Now for a vote on the other side

I did not take any stings yesterday, but today I took two stings, one in the back of each hand. The sting in my left hand was initially painful, but after a few minutes stopped hurting and there has been no swelling to speak of. That in my right hand was just as painful if not more so, and continued and continues to be painful today, with much more swelling than the last time. One difference between the stings last time and this time was that I used guard bees taken from the hive entrance this time. These are bees that are in their prime, guarding the hive. So the pain in my right had is fairly strong and deep, and I cannot close my hand into a tight fist. The skin on the back of my hand is tight and swollen and somewhat reddened. This all suggests to me that a place that has been stung more frequently will have less of a reaction. That’s a vote for the “localized immunity” side of the experiment.