Unstung hero: Chinese 'bee-bearder' covers himself in a suit made of 460,000 insects as a stunt to promote his honey
Honey merchant She Ping covered himself with 100 pounds of bees
The 34-year-old admits the publicity stunt made him 'very nervous'
Insects from a dozen hives swarmed all over his body in Chongqing
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A Chinese beekeeper covered his semi-naked body with more than 460,000 bees for a publicity stunt aimed at selling more of his honey, using a technique known as 'bee bearding'.
She Ping, a 34-year-old honey merchant from the southwestern Chinese metropolis of Chongqing, covered himself in bees that collectively weighed more than 100 pounds.
Pictures of She's stunt show him posing topless beside more than a dozen blue hives, before the insects swarm over his body, which appears to be protected only by a plastic bag placed over his head.
