La Quinta Demolition Uncovers Swarm of Bees

**James** · #1 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 09:41 AM

Construction workers got some unexpected company at the demolition site of the old La Quinta Inn in South Jackson, LA.

A swarm of bees came out of hiding when workers disturbed its nest. Over ten thousand bees were found at the project site.

A bee caretaker was brought in to tackle the problem. He used a special smoke device to gather the bees from a pretty big nest.

1ManWreckingCrew · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 09:51 PM

I had that happen to me a few years back we hit a huge nest...I took an old tire and soaked it in diesel and lit it. Then I put it on the grapple and placed it under the nest. it didnt take them long to leave

demobud · #3 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 05:02 AM

I found a hive under the eve of a large house we were doing. I called a local beekeeper and he came with all of his smoker gear and removed them and the hive. He did it for the bees.