Locals were amazed to see massive bee hives resembling beards on a 52ft high Buddha statue in Phayao, northern Thailand.<br /><br />Drone footage from Wednesday morning (April 15) shows the dark black nest on the chin of the Buddha statue.<br /><br />Worshippers believe that the bees will not harm them because they are inside the temple, protected by the good luck of the religion.<br /><br />Some even believe the buzzy bees were drawn to the Buddha because of supernatural forces.<br /><br />One of the locals said: "I believe that the bees built their hives there because the holy spirit wants to protect us."<br /><br />However, the temple abbot Athichai Kunthawut said he believed that there was nothing supernatural about the bee hives.<br /><br />He said: "Some locals wanted to believe that the holy spirit has drawn the bees and protect the locals simultaneously.<br /><br />"But for me I believed it was a natural thing that the bees just want to build their hives at a place where they will not be disturbed.<br /><br />"The locals always brought offering to the statue. I can't blame them and have to respect their belief."
