The following message was sent to me by someone who helps me with my  hives.
The
bees he is referring to are located in Brighton, NY, near Rochester.  Is
there anyone
on this board close enough to help?
Thanks
Karen
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A neighbor of mine claims to have a large, wild, honeybee hive attached to
her house.   I plan to go there tomorrow to see, but it is supposedly 25
feet off the ground, she is quite sure it is honeybees (although I am
skeptical), because of the appearance of the bees and that honey drips to
the ground under the hive.  In addition she says there are "thousands" of
individual bees-not like yellowjackets and wasps.
If I can confirm that they are honeybees, would anyone like to don the suits
and try to collect them?   I am intrigued because she says the hive has been
going for several years and thus perhaps there is some natural resistance to
the mites.   In addition, since they are likely too high up and Im not that
adventureous, who in the local bee-keeping world might want to try to get
them?  Names and numbers if you know anyone.  The house is in Brighton.
I would hate to see them be exterminated, if there is an alternative
(leaving them alone is not an option).


More tomorrow.
Steve