You poor thing! Bees, wasps, hornets, they all hurt!

I was last stung as a child on the bottom of my foot. Since that time I've been lucky and avoided them successfully.

The big fluffy bees never bothered me (I think they're kind of cute!) and they're not aggressive, unless you disturb their homes! I had an infestation of black jackets in my rotted back porch last summer and had to hire a pro to remove them. Couldn't go near the area for 2 days at his recommendation until they were indeed dead.