INCREDIBLE: Chinese man sets new world record as he lets ONE MILLION bees swarm over his body

A Chinese beekeeper has caused quite a buzz after covering himself in more than a million bees, smashing the world record.

Gao Bingguo, from Tai’an, in China’s northern Shandong province, was stung more than 2,000 times during the world record attempt on Monday.

But the 55-year-old adrenaline junkie surely thinks the pain was worth it, as he was crowned the new world champion for ‘most bees on a human body’.

Gao is well-known in the beekeeping world, and has been nicknamed the ‘nation’s number one bee-keeper’ and the ‘Bee King’ of Taishan – a district in Tai’an – according to reports from the People’s Daily Online.

A total of 20 fellow beekeepers arrived at the record breaking attempt armed with 30 hives full of bees, to cover Gao from head to toe – except for his nose and mout

Gao – who has kept bees for more than 35 years began by placing around a dozen Queen bees on his body in order to attract the other bees to him.

After three hours of building up the number of bees on his body, Gao reached his breaking point and was weighed. The almost 1.1 million bees came to a total weight of 109.1kg, smashing the previous record of just 85.5kg.
Each kilo of weight amounts to around 10,000 bees.

The only clue to suggest that there was a human being beneath the mass of bees was a cigarette, clamped tightly between Gao’s lips.

But with more than 60 test runs already under his belt, Gao was well-prepared for the official attempt.

After shedding his ‘bee jacket’, Gao’s body temperature had reached a dangerous 60 degrees Celsius but he was still delighted with his success.

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