Newest Pets?

Hmmm, No, No No, we really don't have a new pet!  More like a PEST! and unfortunately, this is not the first time this year we are dealing with this one.

Bees.

Earlier, we caught some moving into our grill.  Not so fun, but we had the bee remover come and kill them, quickly before it got out of hand.  They had the nifty suits - which was the highlight.  They sprayed some stuff and that that was it.  $125 was gone in less than 5 minutes.  SIGH.

Today, my kids told me the bees were back... I was hoping they were in the grill, because the removal service came with a 1 year warrentee... but you and I know that our luck doesn't work that way...
NOPE. They were in in our storage trunk that was on our back porch.  SHOOT! 

Here is some info on how bees do their work... from what I'm told...


The scouts smuggle in the queen to their new location - someplace big (with about a 5 gallon open space available - so my trunk and grill are bee luxuries) Once the queen is happy, the rest of the hive comes at once... like 8000 bees or more all at once....

So, my friend, Bonnie was over and I happened to look out the window and my jaw hit the floor.  Cannon described it best and said there was a "bee tornado" on our back porch. They covered the side of our strorage trunk, got all moved in and once settled, got busy making their hive.

I admit, I was fascinated on one hand.  It really was incredibly interesting. BUT really scary. They were trying to attack us through the windows... telling me they are probably Africanized... VERY NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. (Africanized bees are very aggressive and actually can kill people even if you're not allergic to them)

So, we will be calling our bee remover again.  I'm hoping for more of a show this time for the payment.  At least make it entertaining for the price involved - he's got the gear - I want to see see a swarm or something like that!! (and this guy is cheaper.... we have been quoted $600 from some places - sheesh!)

Here's some photos - if you click on them, they will enlarge.... Enjoy!

(not the best photos because I was taking the picture through a dirty window... lots of finger prints I need to wash off!!)