Part of the reason is that an OBE or a knighthood expires whenapersondies - but it is also highly unusual for there to be calls for a recipient to be stripped of their honour after they have died.
Whena bee stings aperson, the venom-containing stinger is left behind and the bee usually dies, explained Alex Fras, a beekeeper in British Columbia who makes the Bee U Organics line of cosmetic products.