Most bee stings survived

The greatest number of bee stings sustained by any surviving human subject is 2,443 by Johannes Relleke at the Kamativi tin mine, Gwaii River, Wankie District, Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) on 28 January 1962. All the stings were removed and counted.

Johannes Relleke currently resides in Australia.

Texan man Charles "Lamar" LaCaze, aged 65, survived 1,200 bee stings after being attacked by a swarm from a hive that he disturbed while mowing grass on 31 August 2010. The man was found over an hour later by his son, Trey, who reported that his father’s head was a black mass of bees. Trey doused his father with water to remove the bees, before summoning medical assistance. Doctor’s subsequently removed 1,200 bee stingers from Charles LaCaze’s body, as well as whole bees from his ears, nose and throat.

Estimates by the US Department of Agriculture suggest that a human being can tolerate about 10 bee stings per pound of body weight, meaning that an average adult should be capable of surviving 1,100. Despite suffering more than this number, Charles LaCaze lived for another 4 years, passing away in April 2014.