Bee sting?

[Wolfgang]

I have a question about a possible bee sting. Well, it's not a bee sting actually. I was in my garden doing gardening crap. As I reached down to the faucet to turn on the water for my garden hose, a bee that was sitting there jumped up and landed on my index finger. I tried to shake it off but it wouldn't release. I shook harder until it finally fell off. I didn't feel any sting whatsoever, but now, I feel some minor irritation, kinda itchy. There's no sting and I washed it with soap, but there's some kind of irritating feeling inside.

What the heck is this? Does mere contact with the bee's legs/body cause this kind of minor irritation?

On an unrelated question, should I leave my tomato plants intact or uproot them now that they're no longer bearing fruit?

[Deleted]

These questions are actually related. That was no bee. That was a tomato fairy bringing you the wonderful news that fruit is on its way. Now, it is true that tomato fairy feet irritate human skin, probably because of the cleats they are known to wear to facilitate greater purchase on slippery surfaces, but that's a small price to pay.

I wish you much happiness with your bounty. This does not happen to every one.

Unless, of course, you killed the poor sucker when you violently shook him to the ground. That's 50 years of bad luck *and*, naturally, crappy tomatoes.

[Thrill of the 'ville]

Although I have taken two insect classes in college, I don't know much about bug bites. If you develop super powers, however, please let me know.

[TheSantaBarbarian]

If you put your finger under your pillow tonight, when you wake up you will find a cherry tomato there. (Do put your finger on ice however, so they can reattach it the next day.

[OverAndUnder]

You should not have had unprotected finger-landing with that bee. It sounds like you have contracted zzzyphilizzz. Eventually it will eat into your brain and make you start a war in Europe.