Bee sting allergy is relatively common and can affect people from any age group at any time. Bee sting allergy symptoms mostly appear to those who have very high sensitivity to bee venom. The symptoms differ according to the individual level of tolerance. Some people develop some minor symptoms only after being stung by a bee while some other people with greater sensitivity to bee poison may experience serious and very painful symptoms. In some are cases some people with unprecedented sensitivity to bee venom may even fall a victim to Anaphylaxis.

In most cases it can be seen that bee sting allergy symptoms begin with a dry cough. Then the symptoms will gradually develop and may include some of the following symptoms:

• Itching and redness and swelling in the injured area
• Warmth at the sting site
• Sneezing
• Wheezing
• Itchy hives around the body
• Pain

Though extremely rare in nature bee sting may sometimes lead to Anaphylaxis in some people who are very sensitive to the bee poison. Such kind of bee sting allergy symptom is very dangerous and also very unpredictable. A person, under attack by Anaphylaxis, may experience some of the following symptoms

• Breathing difficulty
• Swelling of face throat and mouth
• Itchy hives which spread to areas beyond the sting
• Irregular heartbeat
• Feeling of numbness
• Hoarse voice and difficulty in swelling
• Sudden drop in blood pressure
• Dizziness
• Loss of consciousness
• Restlessness

Anaphylaxis may occur within minutes after the bee sting and is extremely dangerous. It requires immediate medical help to battle the symptoms unless it can be fatal also. People who have previous record of Anaphylaxis from bee sting have sixty percent higher chance of getting it again.