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What's all the buzz about? Bees, bees, bees!
This was an incident that happened at the dealership where I work about a year and a half ago. Old news, I know, but I thought I would share it with you. I got to work like right after it happened, but I still saw some of the bees that the beekeeper did not get.
Honeybees make hive on Toyota Avalon
Robin Murdoch
Updated: 4/12/2008 9:49:34 AM Posted: 4/11/2008 7:27:56 PM
Friday, a local mechanic found his car making a buzzing sound he couldn't quite repair. Tom Olszewski works at Rusty Wallace Honda on Callahan Road.
He was out test-driving a car, when he got a call from work telling him a swarm of honey bees made the back of his personal car their home.
"I can't get stung by them. I'm allergic to them," Olszewski said at the scene. "I'm going to stay as far away as possible. I'm a little nervous standing this close."
A parts salesman at the dealership first noticed the swarm on Friday.
"I called my manager, and I said, 'I don't think I'm going to be able to get out of my car,'" Bill Fry said. "'There's lot of bees here.'"
Thousands of bees turned Olszewski's
The rear end was covered in bees.
"They were just flying around in a circle like a tornado
Workers called professional beekeeper Tommy Langley to evict the bees. Langley works for the Fat of the Land Farm.
"This is absolutely the worst day possible this could happen," Langley said after he arrived. "The wind is crazy."
Langley came straight from his other job, so he was missing most of his beekeeping tools and his attire.
While those at the dealership watched from afar, Langley got a little too close in his quest for the queen. He got stung at least a handful of times.
"About five times so far," Langley said. "One went through my jeans. That hurt most."
For Langley, Friday's bee ridding duties was all in a day's work, so Olszewski could go home from work.
"I'm not going anywhere near it," Olszewski said. "I'm not going near it 'til they are gone."
Once all the bees were removed, Langley took them to the hives at his house. The process took a couple hours.
Honeybees make hive on Toyota Avalon
Robin Murdoch
Updated: 4/12/2008 9:49:34 AM Posted: 4/11/2008 7:27:56 PM Friday, a local mechanic found his car making a buzzing sound he couldn't quite repair. Tom Olszewski works at Rusty Wallace Honda on Callahan Road.
He was out test-driving a car, when he got a call from work telling him a swarm of honey bees made the back of his personal car their home.
"I can't get stung by them. I'm allergic to them," Olszewski said at the scene. "I'm going to stay as far away as possible. I'm a little nervous standing this close."
A parts salesman at the dealership first noticed the swarm on Friday.
"I called my manager, and I said, 'I don't think I'm going to be able to get out of my car,'" Bill Fry said. "'There's lot of bees here.'"
Thousands of bees turned Olszewski's
The rear end was covered in bees.
"They were just flying around in a circle like a tornado
Workers called professional beekeeper Tommy Langley to evict the bees. Langley works for the Fat of the Land Farm.
"This is absolutely the worst day possible this could happen," Langley said after he arrived. "The wind is crazy."
Langley came straight from his other job, so he was missing most of his beekeeping tools and his attire.
While those at the dealership watched from afar, Langley got a little too close in his quest for the queen. He got stung at least a handful of times.
"About five times so far," Langley said. "One went through my jeans. That hurt most."
For Langley, Friday's bee ridding duties was all in a day's work, so Olszewski could go home from work.
"I'm not going anywhere near it," Olszewski said. "I'm not going near it 'til they are gone."
Once all the bees were removed, Langley took them to the hives at his house. The process took a couple hours.
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I can't even imagine the vacuuming necessary to remove all the particulate left over from all those bees. Bee poop probably adds up.
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