Mohamed Hagras stands barechested as dozens of honeybees congregate around his face, eventually forming what he calls the "Beard of Bees".

To attract the insects he has a box housing their queen's hormones strapped to his chin.

The 31-year-old engineer-turned-beekeeper has been doing this for years both competitively he fondly recalls a Canadian model's "Bikini of Bees" at a beekeeping event and as an effort to educate Egyptians on the usefulness of bees.

-Reuters