Watch: Man sets new world record covered in bees

Friday, September 1, 2017
TORONTO, CANADA (WTVD) -- A new Guinness world record has been set, and all it took was one man and a swarm of bees.

Juan Carlos Noguez Ortiz from Toronto, Canada, had to wear a "bee beard" for 61 minutes to set the new record.
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He beat the previous record by almost eight minutes.

Ortiz says he's not scared of bees and he practiced the stunt twice before doing the real thing.
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He says he's only got a few stings in the process.
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