VIDEO: Pesky bee ruins couple's wedding vows

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Bees, man.

We need them and their sweet, sweet pollinating skills to provide us with things like veggies, fruit and those trendy Australian native flower bouquets that attract so many likes on Instagram.

But just because we literally reap the fruits of their labour, doesn’t mean they can't be total pests.

Take for example this bee, who apparently decided a wedding was the right moment to protest over humanity's history of exploiting the insect species for pollinating purposes and raiding their honey stores.

It was buzzing around the face of this bride during the emotional climax of the ceremony, and prompted a very awkward moment.

The groom swatted the menacing little jerk out of the way, accidently hitting his bride in the face.

And while this absolutely interrupted the emotional build up that is the reciting of the wedding vows, it could have gone worse.

The woman in white could have copped a stinger to the eye, which would have not only ruined the moment but could have potentially made for some truly horrifying wedding photos.

[Via Discovery Communications]

Damn you bees.