SYDNEY, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A super hive of around 60,000 to 70,000 bees has been removed from a residential home, in the Australian city of Brisbane, after a couple noticed a buzzing sound coming from their ceiling.
“We could see them on the outside where they entered, and we’ve been stung a few times, as we go down the side,” one of the owners said, while speaking with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Tuesday evening, saying, there was a humming and scratching noise.
The lack of trees in the northern suburb is likely to be the reason why the bees moved into the couple’s home, according to beekeeper, Paul Wood.
He said Aug, Sept and Oct are the months of spring, when the bees swarm.
“They’ll park in a tree for two to three days, looking for a new home. Unfortunately, we don’t leave enough trees standing, so they choose the cavities of houses.”
Predicting there could be around 10-15 kg of honey in the couples ceiling, Wood was forced to cut into the couple’s roof and vacuums up the bees into a specially designed box, which can safely transport the creatures to another more suitable hive.
“If they’re in the wall, or the ceiling, your options are you call a beekeeper, to get it out, and pest control is another one, but if there’s any amount of honey in there, it’s going to destroy your ceiling.”– NNN-AGENCIES