Published 14:35 IST, February 22nd 2020

California man finds 70-pound beehive under his garden shed with over 150,000 bees

A California man was shocked to discover a sprawling 70-pound beehive housing nearly 150000 honeybees under the floorboards of his shed, as per reports.

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A California man was shocked to discover a sprawling 70-pound beehive housing nearly 150000 honeybees under floorboards of his shed. Herb Herbert told media that he ticed a few bees flying in and out of a small hole at bottom of his shed two years ago. Herbert said that bees seemed to have disappeared during winters but again returned back in summer. He ded that he would often come across 20 and 30 bees buzzing outside his house at any time. But after getting fed up of bees he finally hired a bee-removal company last week to clear up flooring in his shed, he was stunned at what y found.

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70 pound beehive found

experts revealed that a massive 70-pound beehive stretching roughly 30 inches long and housing nearly 150000 honeybees was found from his house. Some media outlets published videos that showed ermous hive attached to floorboards. It was all covered by thousands of buzzing bees, as per reports. Herbert told media that he h idea from where bees came from. He ded that it was massive. According to media reports, bees were unharmed during removal process. report ded that Bee Nice Wildlife Manment mand to safely relocate entire hive and all of bees inside it. 

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Population of bumblebees sharply decreasing

A recent study showed that population of bumblebees is sharply decreasing in rth America and Europe due to verse impacts of climate change. Bumblebees play a crucial role as pollinators for flowers and some agricultural crops. This specific kind of bees of genus Bombus are becoming extinct and are longer found in Cana. As per National Geographic reports, se have become endangered in US. Bombus is only extant group in tribe Bombini. study was published in journal, Science which found that bumblebees have become less abundant in areas due to rising temperatures.

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14:35 IST, February 22nd 2020