2 Million Americans are allergic to bee stings. Do you know what to do for yourself, or someone else, when they have a severe reaction?

We kick things off with eight bee sting facts that'll make you the most insufferable know-it-all at your next beekeeping club meeting. Did you know only lady bees can sting, that a detached stinger keeps pumping venom like a tiny horror-movie villain, or that bee venom is basically one superstar protein wearing a trench coat? You're welcome.

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Then Eric sits down with Chicago allergist Dr. Juanita Mora — who, plot twist, once got absolutely obliterated by roughly 100 stings as a six-year-old sitting on her grandfather's hive (yes, sitting on it) and grew up to become the exact doctor who now teaches people how not to die from that.

Highlights:

The "two or more systems" rule that tells you in five seconds whether you need epinephrine or just a good sulk and a cold pack
Why "eh, I'll just pop a Benadryl" might be the worst sentence a beekeeper can say mid-emergency
A real live demo of EpiPen vs. Neffy (the no-needle option), including a hilarious confession about parents who've stabbed their own fingers instead of their thigh
The plot twist that you can become allergic to bees after years of stings — so "I've never reacted before" means nothing
Why your grandkids, neighbors, and even your laundry hamper might be quietly at risk
The honey myths, the botulism truth, and Eric's own homemade (informal, definitely-not-science) experiment eating local raw honey to fight his allergies

Bottom line from Dr. Mora: Every beekeeper, and anyone regularly around hives, should keep both adult and pediatric epinephrine on hand, know how to use it, and never hesitate to act during a severe reaction.

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