20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
1–10 of 81 posts
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#2Cue the typical "Nature is Healing" especially because pollinators are under massive pressure due to pesticides and herbicides.
Having said that, I'm glad they called a good beekeper who was able to rescue the hive.
Also, I've heard that if you have a bee infestation in your attic for example, not to call an exterminator, but to call a beekeeper. Often these new hives are valuable to hobbyists and they are happy to come take care of it for free. There are apparently directories of local beekeepers all over the world that are fairly easy to find on a search engine.
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#3I’m always amazed at how quickly animals and insects can setup shop. I’ve experienced this a lot in commercial buildings.
At my current office, we’ve had crows peck through the roof twice.
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#4Cue the typical "Nature is Healing" especially because pollinators are under massive pressure due to pesticides and herbicides. Having said that, I'm glad they called a good beekeper who was able to rescue the hive. Also, I've heard that if you have a bee infestation in your attic for example, not to call an exterminator, but to call a beekeeper. Often these new hives are valuable to hobbyists and they are happy to c…
The information about there being directories and how to handle it is amazing.
Thank you for sharing. I’m filing this away in case I ever have to deal with an infestation.
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#5They were trying to transition to becoming CloudBees... but that name is already taken.
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#6Unbeelievable!
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#7Cue the typical "Nature is Healing" especially because pollinators are under massive pressure due to pesticides and herbicides. Having said that, I'm glad they called a good beekeper who was able to rescue the hive. Also, I've heard that if you have a bee infestation in your attic for example, not to call an exterminator, but to call a beekeeper. Often these new hives are valuable to hobbyists and they are happy to c…
Finding a hive that can survive the winter can be a multi-year event (at least for me it was). The hive which ended up surviving came from a captured swarm
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#8As always, there is a relevant xkcd.
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#9I feel like there’s a perfect metaphor in here somewhere.
Re: 20k honey bees took over a tech company’s empty office during lockdown
#10Cue the typical "Nature is Healing" especially because pollinators are under massive pressure due to pesticides and herbicides. Having said that, I'm glad they called a good beekeper who was able to rescue the hive. Also, I've heard that if you have a bee infestation in your attic for example, not to call an exterminator, but to call a beekeeper. Often these new hives are valuable to hobbyists and they are happy to c…
It is illegal to kill bees in certain situations in California. An exterminator might refer you to a beekeeper just to avoid any potential liability.