Ben Stung here - making his official debut! Nothing exploded, ran, stuck, dropped... we seem to be home free! And his story? Well:

Ben Stung has a healthy fear of bees;
At the pain of their sting, he won’t sneeze.
The bees all know that he is afraid;
They’ve all come to visit and have stayed!

Ben is 5 inches tall without his bees covered chapeau. The hat/lid increasees his height to 7 inches. While the glaze didn't come out quite as expected, it is a nice compliment to his hat and shows off his friends the bees quite nicely!