Can Africanized honeybees sting more than once?
A. No, worker honeybees, whether Africanized or regular European, only sting once. That is because the edges of their stinger are jagged. So, when a worker honeybee penetrates the skin with its stinger, the jagged edges get caught and can not be pulled back out. The worker honeybee tries and tries to free herself anyway and eventually she pulls her body away from the stinger. That means that she “bleeds” to death while the stinger remains in the body attached to a muscle and venom sac that continues to pump venom until it is empty or the stinger removed. Back To Top Q. We’re thinking about buying some property in Southwest Oklahoma. I heard that the Africanized honeybees have been found there. Should we buy there or consider some other place where the bees haven’t migrated? A. Bees first migrated to Texas from Mexico in 1990. In that time, the people who live along the border have learned how to live there and avoid being stung. They are an example for the rest of us. Africanized bees
