On 20 May 2007 12:55:02 -0700, texas_gardener
wrote:

I'm newly retired and moved into a house where I can garden. I'm
deathly allergic to the stings of wasps and bees, however. Are there
plants I should avoid, such as lilac or honeysuckle? I was thinking
of lining the flowerbeds along the drive with honeysuckle...

What type of allergic reaction? Does your throat swell up until you stop
breathing or does the sting location get hot, swollen, red and continue to
swell for days after the bite? I don't do the first reaction (the fatal
one) but I sure do the second one and both are called allergic reactions.
For me a sting means a week on steroids, at least -- the most recent one
was for a simple little sting from a sweat bee. The epi pen is for the
first type of reaction, not the second one.

And if you get the first type of reaction, I'd think a row of honeysuckle
might be a very bad idea indeed. Also avoid loose clothing (so insects
can't get tangled in it, under it or around it) and bare feet -- the most
common ways to get stung without too much effort on your part.