August 20, 2011 Bee Man

CaliforniaMama · 08-20-2011, 10:21 AM

In a competition to attract bees, this beekeeper is wearing only goggles and shorts. What about nose plugs and ear plugs? If I was a visiting bee, I might wander into these dark holes to see where I could make some honey.

His competitor was a bit more cautious and wore (bamboo?) nose plugs to keep the curious bees at bay.

The bee-attracting contest was held in Shaoyang, in the Hunan Province of China. The beekeepers used queen bees they had raised to attract other bees.

They stood on scales and in 60 minutes, Wang Dalin, completely covered in bees, was declared the winner, weighing in at 57 pounds.

Lv Kongjiang, pictured above, attracted 50 pounds of bees to his body.

This is nothing compare to the 87 pounds of bees worn by animal trainer Mark Biancaniello, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records in the category of "most pounds of bees worn on the body."

Photograph from China Daily/Reuters

More pictures at BBC News, article dated July 17, 2011.

08-20-2011, 10:21 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	August 20, 2011 Bee Man In a competition to attract bees, this beekeeper is wearing only goggles and shorts. What about nose plugs and ear plugs? If I was a visiting bee, I might wander into these dark holes to see where I could make some honey. His competitor was a bit more cautious and wore (bamboo?) nose plugs to keep the curious bees at bay. The bee-attracting contest was held in Shaoyang, in the Hunan Province of China. The beekeepers used queen bees they had raised to attract other bees. They stood on scales and in 60 minutes, Wang Dalin, completely covered in bees, was declared the winner, weighing in at 57 pounds. Lv Kongjiang, pictured above, attracted 50 pounds of bees to his body. This is nothing compare to the 87 pounds of bees worn by animal trainer Mark Biancaniello, as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records in the category of "most pounds of bees worn on the body." Photograph from China Daily/Reuters More pictures at BBC News, article dated July 17, 2011.

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