Posted on 05/20/2019 3:00:40 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Bee populations are under threat around the world, but one house in Spain apparently provided the perfect conditions for a huge hive.
A couple in the historic southern city of Granada, in Andalusia, had been troubled by a strange buzzing noise in their house for some time -- and when things got so bad they couldn't sleep at night, they decided to take action.
Beekeeper Sergio Guerrero told CNN the couple had first noticed bees at their property around a year ago, but no one from the police, firefighters or the local council had been able to help.
When temperatures started to rise, the noise got worse -- and beehive relocation expert Guerrero, from local apitherapy company La Colmena Sanadora, was called in.
"From about three months ago there was an unbearable noise and they didn't know what to do," said Guerrero. "Just imagine!"
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If bees live in apiaries do apes live in beepiaries?
If bees live in apiaries do apes live in beepiaries?
Given the concern over collapsing hives, this might be a good indicator.
It’s kind of confusing, because a lot of what we call ‘cedar’ in the US is actually cypress, and the two don’t have exactly the same properties; but some of these actually have antifungal properties in addition to repelling some destructive insects - which is probably why they are used in houses and closets.
(Also, some of the bee/wasp-type ‘bugs’ are very different from others in their tolerances and proclivities.)
Something to study-up on.
Well, the fence was red cedar. I noticed the softer parts were being worn down, and kept an eye on it. I noticed the hornets working at it. They were taking it to build their paper nests. Cedar snags stand around here for decades. They age to the same silver-gray color as wasp and hornet nests. The volatile oils in them dissipate over time, but the fence was still pretty fresh.
There’s one of those ‘paper’ nests outside my workplace. The Life in it was killed by the person who takes care of pest control here, but enough remains that I can see that these nests are works of art.
There was a huge one outside my brother’s window. He cut it out of the cherry tree after signs of life ceased, and before a winter storm could tear it apart. He brought it in the house and hanged it up. When it warmed up, signs of life resumed. :)
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