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40,000-Strong Bee Colony That Lived in Farmhouse Walls For Decades Relocated to New Hive

A colony of thousands of https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-smiling-hill-farmhouse-large-beehive-removed/62284417 bees that had lived happily in a farmhouse in Maine for decades has finally been relocated to more suitable quarters. The colony was estimated to contain more than 40,000 bees, a member of the Knight family, the owners of Smiling Hill Farm, told local news outlet https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-smiling-hill-farmhouse-large-beehive-removed/62284417 WMTW . In a captivating display of skill and calm, Andrew MacDonald, the https://beehuggah.org/ beekeeper tasked with removing the hive, gets down to work safely relocating the swarm. The Knight family told local media the colony was now in an outside hive that they aimed to maintain at Smiling Hill Farm. (Footage by Andrew MacDonald/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A colony of thousands of https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-smiling-hill-farmhouse-large-beehive-removed/62284417 bees that had lived happily in a farmhouse in Maine for decades has finally been relocated to more suitable quarters. The colony was estimated to contain more than 40,000 bees, a member of the Knight family, the owners of Smiling Hill Farm, told local news outlet https://www.wmtw.com/article/maine-smiling-hill-farmhouse-large-beehive-removed/62284417 WMTW . In a captivating display of skill and calm, Andrew MacDonald, the https://beehuggah.org/ beekeeper tasked with removing the hive, gets down to work safely relocating the swarm. The Knight family told local media the colony was now in an outside hive that they aimed to maintain at Smiling Hill Farm. (Footage by Andrew MacDonald/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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September 26, 2024
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