Scrape the stinger sideways from your skin using a hive tool, long fingernail, or credit card. Do NOT pinch or squeeze the venom sack attached to the stinger — you risk squeezing more venom into your skin!
You will get 1/3 the bee venom with the scraping technique. After that, the pain will subside within 5 minutes and you can take an antihistamine to reduce swelling.