darth_ender said:

What do you mean it's nearly impossible to get stung to death? I mean, I'm not usually one to take every rumor for fact, but I was pretty sure I've read in what I thought were reputable sources that enough stings could kill you.

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Now reading on the extremely reputable online Great Library called Wikipedia, and it seems to indicate that only those who are allergic would have sufficient reason to fear. Is this true?

Yes, you'd need to be allergic for it to be a real issue. Plenty of people are, so you might want to take that into consideration if you're ever near a swarm.

That said, when you see a swarm or giant cluster on a tree branch or the side of a building, that's when the bees are usually the least aggressive. they're in the process of finding a new home, have no babies, and no real food stores to protect, so they're largely uninterested in anything else.