60,000 bees in cabin: Biggest beehive ever for beekeeper team removed in Utah, Over 60,000 bees in a cabin was marked as the biggest beehive a team of Ogden beekeepers had ever seen, reported The Independent this Sunday, May 5, 2013. According to the report, a beehive that was over 12 feet long and hidden inside a cabin’s eaves in Ogden Valley had to be removed and likely held over 60,000 honeybees.
The “60,000 bees in cabin” story began after the owners of the cabin found a rising number of bees in their Utah home. Once the beekeepers removed a roof rafter panel, Riehl World View added, they were stunned to find honeycombs well over a dozen feet long, over a foot deep, and four full feet wide.
"We figure we got 15 pounds of bees out of there," said one of the brave beekeepers in a statement.
The keepers noted that while 60,000 bees in a cabin certainly sounds (and is) a dangerous threat, the team had no intention of killing the honeybees, as they remain a declining species with important roles in terms of pollination. The owner of Deseret Hive Supply was then called in to capture the bees, sucking them into a large storage unit.
“It doesn’t hurt them,” he added, as a vacuum cleaner of sorts is used to round the bees up.
The bee-clearing job itself cost $600 and 6 hours to complete.
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The “60,000 bees in cabin” story began after the owners of the cabin found a rising number of bees in their Utah home. Once the beekeepers removed a roof rafter panel, Riehl World View added, they were stunned to find honeycombs well over a dozen feet long, over a foot deep, and four full feet wide.
"We figure we got 15 pounds of bees out of there," said one of the brave beekeepers in a statement.
The keepers noted that while 60,000 bees in a cabin certainly sounds (and is) a dangerous threat, the team had no intention of killing the honeybees, as they remain a declining species with important roles in terms of pollination. The owner of Deseret Hive Supply was then called in to capture the bees, sucking them into a large storage unit.
“It doesn’t hurt them,” he added, as a vacuum cleaner of sorts is used to round the bees up.
The bee-clearing job itself cost $600 and 6 hours to complete.
For the most recent top news stories, please feel welcome to visit Ryan’s community Facebook page here, The Top News Examiner, or follow him via Twitter. Thank you.
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