Stings are, of course, received occasionally, but beyond a sharp, momentary pain, no permanent effect will be felt after the first season, for the bee-keeper soon becomes immune so that no swelling takes place.
大致一百箱的蜜蜂（每箱約有蜜蜂三至五萬隻）經過一個月的採收，才能得到五公斤左右的蜂王乳，旺季時可收十一公斤，歉收時只可得三公斤。目前蜂王乳每公斤市價在三千元左右，利潤雖高，但業者也相當辛苦。