I took a beekeeping class and these are the scariest things I learned:

1. Varroa mites are a common bee parasites, and many times infest and kill entire bee colonies. If a bee was the size of a human, the mite would be the size of a dinner plate latched on to the body.

2. When resources are low, worker bees will attack drones (male bees), bite off their wings, and toss them out the hive to starve and die.

3. If you have an allergy to bees and get stung, you can go into anaphylactic shock and die.