For my undergraduate Ecology course I'm planning a lab activity based on pollinator ecology. We're going to visit a commercial honeybee hive. Students will wear protective gear when entering the location of the hives.
I'm curious as to how others deal with the increased risk of bee stings in field-based laboratories like Ecology, and in particular when working directly with honey bees. Does anyone have any insight from an instructors perspective? Do you carry EpiPens? Do you put the responsibility on students? What if they don't know if they have an allergy to bee stings? Thanks!
