#bee bearding

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[larsbees]

2017-09-20 Some serious bearding in hot weather

[secretlydreadful]

2014, Chinese beekeeper She Ping covered his semi-naked body in more than 460,000 bees for a publicity stunt aimed at selling more of his honey

[ponitifcator]

Honey Bee Convention? No, They’re “Bearding” California is in the midst of a record heat wave. It is so hot that for the first time the outside of our beehive was covered with bees, a ritual known as "bearding."  In simple terms it is too hot inside the hive for the brood--the bee eggs--so, the bees leave and cling to the sides of the hive until the hive cools. I noticed the bearding around 1:30 p.m.. By 5 p.m. they were back inside--the hive is shaded in mid-afternoon.

[postorbital]

Kid was genemod for mosquito bites, super diminished inflammation response. Seeing her in the swamp was like watching a bee bearder, the rest of us sweaty in rubber suits.

[beyonce-feed-nonissue-blog]

Move over Beyonce, there's a new Queen Bee

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Move over Beyonce, there's a new Queen Bee

America’s honey royalty don bee beards and travel the U.S. to spread awareness about the little pollinators and colony collapse.

[cameronconaway]

The Art of Bee Bearding

The Art of Bee Bearding

Ruan Liangming breaks the Guinness World Record for time spent covered in bees.

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It’s a practice, they say. One that pushes its practitioner’s patience to the breaking point and one that can cause tremendous pain.

Here’s the brief history of bee bearding according to Wikipedia:

Though beekeepers since ancient times have allowed…

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[drryanboyd]

"Hive bees are attracted into position by a queen in a small cage worn under the chin."

-Bee Bearding