Can you see the bee. close up please. Bee also suffer from mite attack. For hundred of years, bee farmer use olive oil to brush the plateform infront of the bee hive to ensure that flying bees land on that area and the mites 'glue or stick' to the olive oil, thus protect the honey bee. Clever method, isn't it. Besides Olive oil is relatively harmless to the bee. It is also useful for all of us.