How about a hidden stat for immunity against wounds such as bee sting - the more you get stung the higher ur immunity.
The way it would work is similar to a spar health bar as you get stung that hidden bar slowly expands allowing you to soak more and more of those nasty stings allowing us to actually harvest wax and honey without the use of alts. It wouldnt make you immortal and could still deal a certain amount of damage if u were to harvest for tens of them, but i think thats a viable solution and would accomodate growth of farms