Tuesday, April 28, 2015

A Different Kind of Busy Bee

Yesterday the church's pest control service reported seeing bees around one of our irrigation valve boxes.  Further investigation revealed a fledgling hive there.

Because bees are valuable insects and have been dying in alarming numbers in recent years, we didn't want them sprayed.  Instead, we called The Beekeeper, a bee relocation service in our area.  Bee technician Tom Delisle removed the hive and as many bees as he could coax into the box with the honeycomb, ready to transport them to a new home out in the desert.

Delisle suggested staying away from the site of the infestation until the orphaned bees left behind scatter or die and are no longer a potential danger.

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