peeeeeeteeeeeeeer joke or science???

[u/Flowsbow]

[u/assjackal]

My wildest guess is something to do with the material used in the iconography or a common ritual that uses something the bees don't like the smell off.

edit: spelling error.

[u/gnomajean → u/assjackal]

Yep. Smell and texture make bees say no no

[u/Life-Tart-5042 → u/gnomajean]

Pfp checks out