![VAN, TURKEY - JUNE 20 : Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo grabs a handful of bees during his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478858.jpg?w=610&h=407&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
VAN, TURKEY – JUNE 20 : Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo grabs a handful of bees during his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478860.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478861.jpg?w=302&h=201&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478862.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo grabs a handful of bees during his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478863.jpg?w=303&h=202&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo grabs a handful of bees during his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo covers himself with bees during his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478864.jpg?w=302&h=202&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo covers himself with bees during his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478865.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
![Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey's eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20190621_2_37001585_45478866.jpg?w=456&h=304&ssl=1 "'Bee Man' aims for Guinness")
Beekeeper Abdulvahap Semo performs his third attempt to set a bee wearing record in the Guinness World Records in Turkey’s eastern Van province on 20 June 2019 [Özkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency]
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