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.

Griff · 08-20-2011, 11:36 AM

Hey, Ridley, ya got any Beeman's?

Sundae · 08-20-2011, 12:15 PM

Cali you are doing an awesome job.
Can I say you're the bees knees without having to kill myself?

Ah... no [bang]

ZenGum · 08-20-2011, 10:30 PM

Looks like he has a really bad case of hives.

Aliantha · 08-20-2011, 10:37 PM

I guess coming second wouldn't sting as much as coming third.

Perry Winkle · 08-21-2011, 01:34 AM

He looks like the front of the car my wife took out for field work last week.

CaliforniaMama · 08-21-2011, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

He looks like the front of the car my wife took out for field work last week.

You should see the other guy!

ZenGum · 08-21-2011, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I guess coming second wouldn't sting as much as coming third.

It's a reall buzz if you win.

Aliantha · 08-22-2011, 02:21 AM

You'd feel like the beez neez wouldn't you?

Trilby · 08-22-2011, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Looks like he has a really bad case of hives.

FTW!

Sheldonrs · 08-22-2011, 12:29 PM

Would look cool if he popped a boner covered in bees. lol!

Spexxvet · 08-22-2011, 01:30 PM

What's yellow, and black and yellow all over?

Griff · 08-22-2011, 04:15 PM

I came very close to brush hogging two separate active bald-faced hornet nests today. That would have been bad mojo. Last time I got a sting from one of those my arm got very large.

Aliantha · 08-23-2011, 08:47 PM

I guess you'd bee pretty mad if that had happened huh Griff?

wolf · 08-23-2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Hey, Ridley, ya got any Beeman's?

Holy crap, is that what he's saying? I always thought he was asking for some demons, or gremlins, or something like that.

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.

08-20-2011, 11:36 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hey, Ridley, ya got any Beeman's? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-20-2011, 12:15 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cali you are doing an awesome job. Can I say you're the bees knees without having to kill myself? Ah... no [bang] __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-20-2011, 10:30 PM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Looks like he has a really bad case of hives. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

08-20-2011, 10:37 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I guess coming second wouldn't sting as much as coming third. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-21-2011, 01:34 AM	#6
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	He looks like the front of the car my wife took out for field work last week.

08-22-2011, 02:21 AM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You'd feel like the beez neez wouldn't you? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-22-2011, 12:29 PM	#11
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Would look cool if he popped a boner covered in bees. lol! __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

08-22-2011, 01:30 PM	#12
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	What's yellow, and black and yellow all over? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-22-2011, 04:15 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I came very close to brush hogging two separate active bald-faced hornet nests today. That would have been bad mojo. Last time I got a sting from one of those my arm got very large. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-23-2011, 08:47 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I guess you'd bee pretty mad if that had happened huh Griff? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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