Thousands of honeybees have been removed from a Nebraska couple’s attic after they noticed honey dripping down the side of their home.
‘We noticed bees around the chimney that would be flying and then figured out we had a lot of bees,’ Becky Reilly, of Omaha, told KETV.
Reilly said she believes the honeybees have been invading her home for years.
Thousands of honeybees have been removed from a Nebraska couple’s attic after they noticed honey dripping down the side of their home
‘We noticed bees around the chimney that would be flying and then figured out we had a lot of bees,’ Becky Reilly (pictured), of Omaha, said
She and her husband called in roofers (pictured) to clean up the mess, repair the damage and install a new roof. Takoda Green Roofing owner Jason Starkey estimated Thursday that he recovered 40 pounds of honey October 26 as he removed the bees and their hive
She and her husband called in roofers to clean up the mess, repair the damage and install a new roof.
Takoda Green Roofing owner Jason Starkey estimated Thursday that he recovered 40 pounds of honey October 26 as he removed the bees and their hive before making repairs.
‘It’s just so strange to know we had thousands of bees in our attic and now we don’t,’ Reilly said.
A beekeeper acquaintance of the Reillys, John Gebuhr, told the station that bees ‘are cavity dwellers and an attic is a nice big cavity’.
‘It’s out of the rain, out of the wind,’ Gebuhr, who has been a beekeeper for 40 years, said.
Gebuhr said he has the bees in his garage but is pessimistic about their survival over the winter.
He hopes some can be returned to pollinate the Reillys’ garden.
Reilly joked that everyone is getting ‘bottles of honey this year’ for Christmas.
A beekeeper acquaintance of the Reillys, John Gebuhr (pictured), said that bees ‘are cavity dwellers and an attic is a nice big cavity’
Gebuhr said he has the bees in his garage but is pessimistic about their survival over the winter. He hopes some can be returned to pollinate the Reillys’ garden
Reilly joked that everyone is getting ‘bottles of honey (pictured) this year’ for Christmas after all the honey was removed from her home