In order to create a real buzz, a beekeeper from named She Ping decided to cover himself in thousands of bees. She ping makes a living from selling honey, and decided to show how dedicated he really is.
She Ping decided to do this to generate interest in his honey business.
Bee bearding is actually a common practice around the world.
Particularly popular were She Ping is from, Chongqing in southwestern China.
It starts when the queen bee is placed in a small cage on the persons body.
The rest of the bee colony follows, surrounding the person.
She Ping only had a plastic bag protecting his head.
Thousands of bee’s covered him. Weighing around 100 lbs.
Ping made sure to have a shower before to remove all scents. He didn’t want to give bees the reason to get a excited.
And afterwards, he didn’t even have a sting on him!.
via AcidCow
