Robert-
Our beekeepers group created a bee beard at one of our
summer meetings. It was just for fun. Our 'volunteer'
claims he was not stung even once.
We tied a queen in a cage under his chin. Then we opened
the hive from which she had come and shook one frame at a
time until we had a few pounds of bees on his chest. (He
was wearing a t-shirt.) The bees climbed right up and clustered
on the queen cage.
By the way, we stuffed cotton in his nose and ears... It
seemed wise.
Larry Krengel
Marengo, IL USA