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China holds bee-wearing contest

By T.K. Randall
July 18, 2011 · Comment icon 5 comments

Image Credit: Waugsberg / Wikimedia
Fearless bee keepers attempted to attract the most bees on to their own bodies using a queen as a lure.
The competitors stood on a set of scales to allow the judges to weigh how many bees they had attracted. Some ended up totally engulfed in a buzzing mass of bees, the winner managed to attract 26kg of bees in the space of 60 minutes.
Beekeeper Li Kongjiang, 20, stands with bees covering his body on a weighing scale during a "bee-attracting" competition against fellow beekeeper Wang Dalin in Shaoyang, Hunan province July 16, 2011.


Source: BBC News | Comments (5)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Eldorado 13 years ago
When I see folks doing that, I sometimes hope they get stung and start running about screaming.... but all their buddies are doing their best impression of Usain Bolt. Is it just me?
Comment icon #2 Posted by Cryptozological Mascot 13 years ago
What's all the buzz about? Wakka wakka...
Comment icon #3 Posted by Anvil 13 years ago
Ooh god no ..
Comment icon #4 Posted by xXHellkittiesXx 13 years ago
I want a bee tuxedo.
Comment icon #5 Posted by Robert1 13 years ago
I wonder how many times they were stung during this contest.


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