Detailed U.S. Incident Records

U.S. Detailed Incident Statistics

These records are an actual documented sample from the much larger U.S. bee-injury data sets. They are used to show the real-world details behind individual reports: what happened, where it happened, who or what was affected, the trigger, severity, response, and available source documentation.

4.05 million View U.S. Bee-Injury Data →

Estimated cumulative bee-related U.S. ER visits, 2001-2025

This current cumulative estimate extends the published national bee-specific annual average through the latest completed calendar year. It does not come with public case files that can be plotted or reconstructed one by one.

The detailed records below are the individual incidents Honey Bee Awareness has been able to reconstruct from public sources with enough information to show what happened, where it happened, the outcome, and the response.

The underlying national study covered nonfatal, unintentional, non-work-related ER cases only. It does not include fatal cases, work-related cases, or incidents that never resulted in ER treatment. See the national U.S. bee-injury data and calculation.

258 Detailed U.S. Case Records

19 U.S. States / Territories Represented

60 Human Fatality Case Records

151 Hospitalization Case Records

49 Animal Fatality Case Records

162 Responder-Involved Case Records

United States Detailed Records by State

These are case-level records selected for documentation and pattern analysis. They are not a count of every bee incident in each state.

70 AZ

64 TX

46 CA

23 FL

23 NV

7 NM

5 LA

5 OK

2 GA

2 NJ

2 PR

2 NH

1 AL

1 AR

1 NY

1 ME

1 MA

1 OH

1 IL

What Was Happening When the Incident Began

Includes incident records with a reported activity or setting. Records where the source did not state the activity are not included in this list.

46 Mowing / Yard Work

38 Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter

28 Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing

25 Hive / Colony Disturbance

23 Residential / Property Exposure

17 Unknown / Needs Review

16 Outdoor Recreation / Remote Exposure

14 Construction / Equipment / Structural Work

10 Bee Removal / DIY Control

10 Public Location / School / Event

10 Farm / Ranch / Field Work

8 Vehicle / Roadside / Transport

6 Utility / Public Works

3 Responder / Public Safety Response

2 Detection / Public Advisory

1 Port / Cargo Interception

1 Animal / Livestock Exposure

Incident Outcomes

Each record is counted once according to its most serious documented outcome.

61 Human Death

140 Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury

34 Animal Death

6 Stinging Incident — No Death or Hospitalization Reported

17 Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported

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Detailed U.S. Incident Records

Showing 1–23 of 23 matching records. Total detailed case records in working CSV: 328. Click a column heading to sort the current results.

Date ▼	State / Territory / Area	Trigger	Outcome	Bee Identification	Headline / Summary	Source
2025-07-31	FL Highlands / Avon Park, FL	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Tree worker hospitalized after bee attack; special operations team assisted rescue One person was hospitalized after being stung multiple times while working in a tree; HCFR Special Operations and Avon Park Fire Department assisted because the person could not get down safely.	FOX 13 Tampa Bay B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2024-11-23	FL Citrus / Citrus County, FL	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Tree worker stung over 100 times and fell 30 feet from bucket truck Jon Christian was stung more than 100 times during a tree-trimming job after hitting a beehive and fell about 30 feet from a bucket truck.	WESH / NBC Miami / Local 10 B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2022-01-05	FL St. Lucie / NE of intersection of Orange Ave & Florida Turnpike, Fort Pierce, FL	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Human Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Land surveyor dies of bee stings while cutting a path through dense terrain with a machete Two surveying employees were creating topographic maps of an area. One used a machete to cut a path through dense terrain about 15 feet ahead of the other, who noticed bees and yelled for both to run. The lead employee was overwhelmed by bees in his face and hands, impairing his vision as both tried to flee through the terrain, tripping over vines. He died of bee stings; cause pending medical examiner report at time of filing.	OSHA A
2019-04-03	FL Brevard / Viera, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Man stung more than 100 times while trying to rescue dog A man was stung more than 100 times while trying to protect his dog after bees nested behind a power box at a Viera home.	WESH B - Established News / Officials Quoted
ca. 2017-12-04	FL Lee / Cape Coral, FL	Utility / Public Works	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Cape Coral man hospitalized after Africanized bees attacked from underground transformer box A man in Cape Coral was hospitalized after a swarm of bees attacked from an unmaintained underground transformer box owned by Lee County Electric Cooperative in a field behind an apartment complex. Exterminators from Tony’s Pest Control said the swarm was made up of Africanized bees.	41NBC / NBC News / WBBH B - Local News / NBC Report
2017-06-21	FL Palm Beach / Boca Raton, FL	Mowing / Yard Work	Animal Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Aggressive bees killed 45-pound dog as family watched from inside home A swarm of aggressive bees reportedly killed a 45-pound dog in a Boca Raton backyard while the family watched from inside.	WESH / WPTV B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2015-04-27	FL Brevard / Patrick Air Force Base / south gate, FL	Mowing / Yard Work	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Lawn care worker hospitalized after bee attack at Patrick Air Force Base A 60-year-old lawn care worker was hospitalized after being repeatedly stung while cutting grass near the Patrick Air Force Base flight line. Firefighters found him sitting on the ground swarmed by bees and hosed the bees away before transport.	ClickOrlando / Local 6 B
2015-04-05	FL Pasco / New Port Richey, FL	Hive / Colony Disturbance	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Three men hospitalized after thousands of bees swarmed during honey extraction Three men were hospitalized after being swarmed while attempting to take honey from a wild hive; a nearby woman was also stung.	TIME / NBC Miami / WESH B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2015-01-26	FL Palm Beach / Jupiter Farms, FL	Hive / Colony Disturbance	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Man stung more than 150 times; Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a man being attacked by bees in an open field; officials said he was taken to a hospital after more than 150 stings.	WESH B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2013-12-05	FL Hendry / Clewiston	Vehicle / Roadside / Transport	Human Death	Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees	Excavator operator dies after striking hive of Africanized bees in abandoned water pipe At Clewiston, Florida, an excavator operator struck an abandoned water pipe containing a hive of Africanized bees and died from multiple stings, anaphylactic shock, and cardiac arrest.	OSHA Inspection Detail A - Official / Government
2013-09-17	FL Broward / Plantation, FL	Hive / Colony Disturbance	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	91-year-old woman hospitalized after being stung more than 100 times A 91-year-old woman was hospitalized after officials said she was stung more than 100 times in a Plantation bee attack.	NBC 6 South Florida B - Established News / Officials Quoted
6/27/2013	FL Hillsborough / Needs Review / Tampa Bay area, FL	Unknown / Needs Review	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	ABC Action News segment reportedly covered man nearly killed by Africanized honey bees and hospitalized six days A removal-company blog post states that ABC Action News covered a man nearly killed by Africanized honey bees and hospitalized for six days. This is retained as a lead pending the original ABC Action source or other reliable documentation.	All Florida Recent Bee Removals blog referencing ABC Action News D - Lead / Removal Company Blog
2013-04-20	FL Broward / West Park, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Suspected Africanized Honey Bees	Rottweiler reportedly killed by suspected Africanized honey bees A pet Rottweiler in West Park may have been killed by Africanized honey bees, according to a report citing Florida Department of Agriculture context.	WPLG Local 10 B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2013-03-07	FL Hillsborough / Picnic Island Park / Port Tampa, FL	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Picnic Island Park workers hospitalized after disturbing Africanized bees in old truck tire Two Picnic Island Park employees, Rodney Pugh and David Zeledon, were hospitalized after disturbing a colony in an old truck tire while clearing trash/debris near Port Tampa. Reports described up to 100,000 Africanized honey bees and nearly 100 stings each before the men escaped.	UPI / ABC Action News summary B - Established News / Established Secondary Reports
ca. 2012-06-25	FL Martin / Martin County, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Martin County woman hospitalized and two pugs killed after bee attack near vacant lot Authorities reported that a central Florida woman was hospitalized and her two pugs died after a bee attack near a vacant lot in Martin County. Nearby lawn workers tried to help, and Martin County Fire Rescue transported the woman to a hospital; one dog died at the scene and the other at a veterinary clinic.	NBC 6 South Florida / Associated Press B - Established News / AP Report
2012-02-01	FL Miami-Dade / Miami-Dade, FL	Hive / Colony Disturbance	Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Man rescued from home containing more than 10,000 reported killer bees Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Venom One reportedly responded to a home with more than 10,000 bees and helped remove a man and two dogs safely.	Christian Post C - Local / Partial Documentation
2011-11-06	FL Miami-Dade / Miami, FL	Residential / Property Exposure	Human Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Miami man found dead in room filled with approximately 60,000 bees A Miami man was reportedly found dead in a room with about 60,000 swarming bees. The article indicates he may have been trying to duct tape a hole to prevent bees from escaping.	NBC 6 South Florida C - Local / Partial Documentation
2010-03-19	FL Miami-Dade / Miami Gardens, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Miami Gardens man stung and German Shepherd killed by Africanized killer bees NBC 6 South Florida reported that George Williams and his German Shepherd were chased and stung by thousands of Africanized killer bees in Miami Gardens. Williams survived after being stung repeatedly; the dog did not survive. The article said a historic oak was packed with killer bees.	NBC 6 South Florida B - Established News Source
2008-04-09	FL Okeechobee / Okeechobee/Prairie area, FL	Construction / Equipment / Structural Work	Human Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Okeechobee County man died after likely Africanized honey bee attack Robert E. Davis, 51, died after being stung more than 100 times by bees state officials described as likely/high-probability Africanized honey bees.	JEMS B - Established News / Officials Quoted
ca. 2005-09-07	FL Miami-Dade / 18200 block NW 4th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL	Bee Removal / DIY Control	Animal Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Africanized bees from log hive attacked residents, firefighters, reporters, and family dogs in Miami Gardens A BeeRescue page quoting a Miami Herald item reports that a Miami Gardens resident tried to move a log containing aggressive Africanized bees, triggering an attack on occupants, responding firefighters, television journalists, and family dogs; one dog died.	BeeRescue quoting Miami Herald C - Secondary Source Quoting Established News
2005-01-01	FL Hendry / Near LaBelle, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Stinging Incident — No Death or Hospitalization Reported	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Horse near LaBelle reportedly attacked by a cloud of bees while being washed A 2006 public forum post quoting a Miami Herald context article described a Hendry County incident near LaBelle in which a horse was attacked while being washed, with bees covering the animal’s head and face. The original article/date should be verified later.	WDWMAGIC forum quoting Miami Herald context D - Secondary / Forum Quote of News Summary
2000-01-01	FL Sarasota / Venice, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	Africanized bees in Venice reportedly killed woman’s young dog A BeeRescue archived article reference reports that Pat Starr, a new Venice resident, lost her 2-year-old puppy to bees. The record is retained as a historical animal-fatality lead pending stronger date/source confirmation.	BeeRescue archived newspaper article reference C - Secondary / Local Historical Source
Unknown	FL Palm Beach / Boca Raton, FL	Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter	Animal Death	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Aggressive bees reportedly killed family dog in Boca Raton while children watched Search-result text says aggressive bees killed a 45-pound dog named Delilah in Boca Raton while family members/children watched. Marked public-visible preliminary because the event appears real but one or more details remain pending.	TampaBay28 / Scripps search result Preliminary Public Source*