The stinging animation (bee rotates 180°) happens even when the bee has already stung a player.
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have also had this happen when testing MC-159742 - i hit a bee once, and it tried to sting me repeatedly afterwards, despite having lost its stinger
Can confirm, BUT bees without a sting only try stinging the player again after the player hits a bee (again). Also, it doesn't seem to be reproducible too consistently.