Most teenage girls like to
create a buzz with their fashion statements. But Nellie Odam-Wilson
went for an accessory with a real sting in its
tail.
The 16-year-old modelled a
‘beard’ of bees at Quince Honey Farm in Devon yesterday – achieving
her look by placing the Queen Bee on her face and waiting for a
swarm to follow.
She escaped without a single
sting after the stunt, which raised £400 towards a charity trip to
Africa. Nellie, from South Molton in Devon, said: ‘It felt like
they were everywhere.’
Buzzing: Nellie endured the swarm of insects on her face
for several minutes
The £390 she
raised from sponsors will help to underwrite her trip to Uganda,
where she plans to do voluntary work in an orphanage.
Nellie said: 'It was a bit
scary having all the bees on me, but it was worth it because it's
for such a good cause.'
The plucky teenager endured a
faceful of the buzzing creatures for seven minutes, remaining as
quiet and still as possible to avoid being stung.
The money Nellie raised will help finance her voluntary
work in a Ugandan orphanage
'They were only on
me for a matter of minutes but it seemed like much longer. You
don't know if one of them will sting you. The bees were all
crawling across my face and it was really itchy. But I work at the
farm so I knew I was in good hands.'
Farm owner Ian Wallace said it
was the first time anyone had managed the feat at the farm without
receiving a single sting.