However, Binguo was stung more than 2,000 times and the temperatures around his body reportedly reached 140 degrees Fahrenheit (over 60 degrees celsius).
As Bingguo smoked a cigarette to keep the bees away from his face and lips, his fellow beekeepers helped place queen bees on his body in order to attract the millions of worker bees and make a "coat of bees" from boxes of bees that were positioned at his feet.