Mystery of the missing bees

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The mystery of the missing bees has been partially solved (wink):

 

San Marino, CA:

 

The situation at the Stathatos house on Virginia Road is getting

sticky. So many bees live in the walls of the stately Tudor home that

honey drips out of the walls, discoloring the wallpaper in the dining

room.

 

The bees had been good tenants, peacefully coexisting for years with

the home's human residents, Helen and Jerry Stathatos.

 

But lately the house has become a hive of activity, with bees buzzing

around an upstairs bedroom, said Dustin Mackey, a bee removal expert

with Bee Specialist.

 

Mackey made a house call in late February to vacuum the busy insects

from a window frame and seal the floor in the bedroom.

 

" You walk into the house and it smells sweet, " Mackey said. " I felt

like I was in a jar of honey. "

 

Mackey said Jerry Stathatos said the bee problem had been going on

for at least 20 years, but living in an apiary never bothered the

family.

 

Calls Wednesday to Helen and Jerry Stathatos were not returned.

 

Mackey said Stathatos decided against removing the bees because it

might require them to pull down several interior walls,

where " thousands, maybe millions " of bees have taken up residence.

 

" He said, 'This is a pretty sweet place to live,' " said Mackey.

 

Just outside the front door, near a hole the bees use to enter the

house, Mackey saw thousands of bees " just hanging in clumps. "

 

" They've got the most beautiful garden you've ever seen, with flowers

all around the house. It's the perfect environment for bees, " said

Mackey.

 

 

Dede