Vonnie Genovesse was surprised to discover more than just monthly rent at his duplex at 1343 Victoria Avenue on Tuesday.
The landlord discovered an estimated 80,000 bees swarming in the awning, hard at work in a fully developed hive.
“I just couldn’t believe it,” Genovesse says.
He promised tenants he’d get rid of the bees without harming them. Enter bee swarmer, Daniel Choquette, who took about 20 hours to move the hive from the awning, to Genovesse’s backyard.
Choquette says he removed about 120 pounds of honey in the process. He says bees produce better honey in the city.
"We have problems with the G.M.O. corn and soy which is the chemical used to protect the seeds, they are harming the bees."
Genovesse says once the bees are transferred, Choquette will make the rounds to cultivate the honey on a regular basis.
