I feel like a lot of people are ignorant to how beneficial and harmless bees are and have an unnecessary phobia. It's really rare to have an actual bee allergy. Africanized bees are uncommon. When bees are flying around someone they freak out, swat at it and run around. Bees are defensive so pissing them off doesn't help. 

I'll let bees land on me, and even when I'm calm people will still try to smash them on me, like they're doing me a favor. 

I've been stung by bees on 2 occasions and both times it was because I disturbed their hive. I just calmly walked away from the hive. 

Wasps are just assholes though.