Photo: Chris Hondros / Getty Images
For: The Opinion
Friday, November 15
Video shows gigantic seven-foot-tall bee hive found behind watering can
One hive approximately seven feet tall (2.5 meters) was discovered behind a shower wall , when the owners complained of hearing a constant hum.
The Bee expert Elisha Bixler, from St. Petersburg, Florida , was called to the house to remove the nest.
Images captured on November 5 show hundreds of bees nesting behind bathroom tiles.
In a TikTok clip, he said: “I was shocked when I started breaking the tile behind the shower wall. Look how much honey is stored here. This is an eight-foot hive. ”
Bixler said the owners they were frustrated when they heard a buzzing in the bathroom.
The owners also saw a bee escaping from the nest when they were showering, Newsweek reports.
The TikToker said it took about five hours to remove the nest.
Bixler told his thousands of followers on social media that he had fun completely “hammering” the mosaic.
“This It was incredible. I’m going to take them home, to one of my apiaries, ”he added.
TikTok users were shocked and disturbed by the images.
One said: “I find honey for bathing as attractive as wine for bathing.”
Another commented: “I would cry if I saw it.”
While a third added: “With my fear of bees, this is the most horrible thing I would see if I were in my house. ”
But others thanked the expert for rescuing the insects.
A user posted: “Bees are the tiny pollinators on earth. The wasps are screwed. Thank you for your service hahaha. ”
Bixler wasn’t sure what kind of insect was nesting in the bathroom, but suggested it could be an American bee .
A bee can collect around 40 pounds of pollen and 265 pounds of nectar in a single year, according to the US Geological Survey .UU.
The species are not native to North America, as they were imported from Europe during the 17th century.
There are about 2.8 million honey bee colonies in the US, based on data released in March of 2020 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Read more
Herds of scorpions invade homes, leaving hundreds of per sonas poisoned in Egypt
Invasion of millions of giant Joro spiders causes alert and terror in Georgia
Environment: why would it be a catastrophe if the bees disappeared and what can you do to avoid it?