Indian man lets 60,000 bees cover his FACE and says the insects are 'like his best friends'
An Indian beekeper trusts his insect friends so much that he lets 60,000 of them cover his face. The 24-year-old, known as Nature M.S., regards the bees as his 'best friends' and says they do not regard him as a threat. Nature has been keeping bees on his face since he was seven years old, impressing his childhood friends with the trick in Kerala.
He also holds the Guinness World Record for the longest time with his head fully covered in bees, at an astonishing four hours, 10 minutes and five seconds. Even experienced beekeepers can suffer dangerous allergic reactions - but the risk of stings on his lips or eyelids does not worry Nature, who says he is to blame for any stings rather than the bees.
He said he was first introduced to the buzzing creatures by his father Sajayakumar who is himself an award-winning beekeeper and a honey maker. Nature - who has a brother with the bee-themed name of Nectar - said his first experience of being covered by bees was when he put a queen on his hand. He said: 'Soon a swarm of buzzing insects crowded around as they covered my arm within 15 minutes.