The woman says she heard the hive "explode" on her head before the bees came flying out of it An Arizona woman is now recovering after she was stung dozens of times when a beehive fell from a tree on Monday and exploded on the top of her head. According to CBS 5, the woman — who asked to remain anonymous — had just gotten out of the car while picking up her son from daycare when a powerful gust of wind knocked a “basketball-sized” hive from its place on a tree, sending it falling directly on her head. The hive released dozens of bees that stung the woman all over her body nearly 20 to 30 times, she told the news station. Get push notifications with news, features and more. “Walking up to the house and with my wonderful luck, the second I got out of my car and walk under it, it falls on my head,” said the woman, who lives in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe. “Yes, it fell directly on my head. I heard it explode on my head.” She added of where the bees stung her, “My head, my shoulders, my arms, my fingers.” According to the Associated Press, winds in the area were blowing at 45 mph on Monday afternoon at the time of the incident. The woman immediately showered and took Benadryl — an antihistamine that can help with itching and swelling — before she was evaluated by emergency personnel and driven to the hospital by her husband. Firefighters then hit the hive with foam to protect others since a school is located nearby. According to CBS 5, the daycare called a beekeeper to take care of the hive on Friday, but the earliest they could come was Monday evening. The incident would happen just hours before their appointment. RELATED VIDEO: Shocking Footage Shows Lion Attacking 67-Year-Old Safari Park Owner in Front of Horrified Onlookers Despite the pain she endured, the woman says she’s glad the bee attack happened to her and not to her son, or someone else. “I’m happy that I’m not allergic,” she told the station. “I’m glad it didn’t happen to somebody who was, so I’m okay with it happening to me.” Justin Schmidt, an insect behaviorist at the Southwest Biological Institute, recommends not swatting at bees in the event you encounter a swarm. “Bees don’t form images in the same way that humans do,” he told Scientific American. “They use vision primarily to detect motion, and quick or jerky movements near a nest are interpreted as a threat.”<doc-sep>Call it a freak accident or pure bad luck. An Arizona mother suffered more than 30 bee stings Monday after a gust of wind blew a beehive off a tree, causing it to land on her head. The woman, who was not identified, told AZFamily.com she was walking to Carminati Elementary School in Tempe to pick up her son when the beehive fell on her head. ARIZONA MAN DIES AFTER LOCATED 'COVERED WITH BEES' IN FRONT YARD, POLICE SAY “Walking up to the house and with my wonderful luck, the second I got out of my car and walk under it, it falls on my head,” she said. “Yes, it fell directly on my head. I heard it explode on my head.” NORE DAME CATHEDRAL BEES SURVIVE DEVASTATING FIRE: 'OUR LADY'S BEES ARE STILL ALIVE' The mother said she was stung on her head, shoulders, arms and fingers. She rushed into her house to take a Benadryl and shower before being taken to the hospital to have her injuries checked out. “I’m happy that I’m not allergic, I’m glad it didn’t happen to somebody who was [or my son], so I’m OK with it happening to me," the woman told AZFamily.com. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Firefighters responded to the scene and sprayed the beehive with foam to get rid of the bees. No one else was injured in the incident.<doc-sep>
An Arizona woman is recovering after she was attacked by bees when a basketball-sized beehive fell on her head. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, was walking to pick up her son from a home daycare in Tempe, Arizona on Monday when the wind blew the hive off of a nearby tree and onto her head. She suffered from approximately 30 bee stings on her head, shoulders and arms. “Walking up to the house and with my wonderful luck, the second I got out of my car and walk under it, it falls on my head,” she told CBS5. “Yes, it fell directly on my head. I heard it explode on my head.” She told the outlet that she immediately went inside to shower and took Benadryl. She was taken to the hospital but is now at home recuperating. she remains thankful the hive fell on her head and not her son's or someone else's. The incident occurred near Carminati Elementary School, which was just about to be dismissed for the day. “I’m happy that I’m not allergic, I’m glad it didn’t happen to somebody who was, so I’m OK with it happening to me," she said. Unless a person has a bee sting allergy, an average person can tolerate ten stings per pound of body weight. Therefore, an average adult can withstand over 1,000 stings, while a small child would likely die from 500 stings. Tempe Fire Medical Rescue Department rescue crews responded to the home and sprayed the hive with foam to rid the area of bees. No other injuries were reported. Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle: Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.