What are the health risks of having bees in my residential or commercial building?
A. The primary threat from bees is stinging. Bee venom is a complex mixture of biogenic amines, protein (polypeptide) toxins and enzymes. The stinging effects are not due to the acidity or alkalinity of the venom per se, but the toxicity of the venom itself. It takes a large number of stings, about 10 per pound, to kill a normal human, but a single sting can kill an allergic person.
