Two out of my three last double centuries, I had bee encounters. Solvang wasn't too bad - got stung on the face. No biggie. But at ESDC in June, I rode through a large swarm of bees, while descending at about 35 mph (at mile 150 or 160). I couldn't stop or avoid them and it was like someone threw gravel at me - hurt SO badly. I'd seen the black cloud in front of me, and didn't know what it was but I knew there was nothing I could do. Only got 5 - 6 actual stings - what hurt most was the bees hitting me as I rode through them.