WORTH. IT’S ALL COMING UP. BACK TO YOU GUYS. MAN, THAT SOUNDS DISAPPOINTING. ALL RIGHT, WELL, NEIGHBORS ON A PHILADELPHIA STREET HAVE COME TOGETHER OVER TWO THINGS. PEOPLE USUALLY TRY TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM BEES AND SEWERS, BUT WHAT COMES OUT OF IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. TRY SOME HONEY. YEAH. SO IT’S BEING CALLED SEWER HONEY. OKAY, I DON’T KNOW, BUT FOR SOME SHORT TERM RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN A BUZZ UNDERGROUND. THE BEES HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE SEWER, AND A MAN HAS BEEN TRYING SINCE MID APRIL TO GET THEM OUT OF THE HIVE. WOULD YOU TRY THAT, HONEY? I WOULD NOT, I’M NOT SO SURE I WOULD EITHER. HE EVEN BUILT A TRAP TO ATTRACT THE WORKER BEES, SO HE COULD MOVE THE COLONY TO A BETTER LOCATION. I BROUGHT OVER SOME EGGS AND LARVAE FROM A HEALTHY COLONY, AND THEY STARTED RAISING A QUEEN IN THE TRAP BOX. AND THE QUEEN UNDER THE SEWER WAS TRAPPED DOWN THERE. IT’S BEEN SOMETHING TO OBSERVE. ONLY WHEN I DRIVE BY IN MY CAR. USUALLY JUST TO STAY SAFE. IT’S BROUGHT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS BLOCK CLOSER TOGETHER. OH, WHAT A GREAT BONDING OPPORTUNITY. THEY’RE BONDING OVER BEES, OVER THE SEWER, HONEY. AND NOW, AFTER SEVEN WEEKS, THE COLONY IS FINALLY READY TO MOVE. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA SAY THEY’RE SAD TO SEE THEM. AND THE SEWER
News We Love: Neighbors unite over bees living in a sewer
Neighbors on a Philadelphia street have bonded over an unusual situation involving bees living in a sewer, producing what residents call “sewer honey.” The bees have been living underground, and since mid-April, a man has been working to coax the hive out. He even built a trap to attract the worker bees and relocate the colony to a better location. “I brought over some eggs and larvae from a healthy colony, and they started raising a queen in the trap box, and the queen under the sewer was trapped down there,” said Mark Berman, the bee trapper leading the effort. Residents say the bees have brought the block togetherResidents have been intrigued by the process. “Every day it’s been something to observe, only when I drive by in my car, usually, just to stay safe,” said Madison Vassalotti, a local resident. Thom Duffy, another resident, shared how the bees have impacted the community.”It’s brought the neighborhood and this block definitely closer together,” he said. After seven weeks, the colony is finally ready to move. People in the area say they are sad to see the bees and the “sewer honey” go.
Neighbors on a Philadelphia street have bonded over an unusual situation involving bees living in a sewer, producing what residents call “sewer honey.”
The bees have been living underground, and since mid-April, a man has been working to coax the hive out. He even built a trap to attract the worker bees and relocate the colony to a better location.
“I brought over some eggs and larvae from a healthy colony, and they started raising a queen in the trap box, and the queen under the sewer was trapped down there,” said Mark Berman, the bee trapper leading the effort.
Residents say the bees have brought the block together
Residents have been intrigued by the process. “Every day it’s been something to observe, only when I drive by in my car, usually, just to stay safe,” said Madison Vassalotti, a local resident.
Thom Duffy, another resident, shared how the bees have impacted the community.
“It’s brought the neighborhood and this block definitely closer together,” he said.
After seven weeks, the colony is finally ready to move. People in the area say they are sad to see the bees and the “sewer honey” go.
