Bees, Bees, Bees!

Speaking of bees, this morning after church was over, someone came to me telling me I had to go outside immediately. There, right in front of the church in a small tree, was a very lively bunch of bees swarming around a new hive. We've had a few since I've been there. Unfortunately, this one is very low. Any child could reach it with a stick and a teenager could just touch it easily. So, church is over for us, but I've got the Cambodian church coming in next in a few minutes. I find Pastor Tuy and take him over to the hive and tell him to make sure none of their kids get near the hive. So, he tells everyone to stay away and of course they all go right to it to look. But lookings ok. The bees were friendly enough. It's the touching I'm worried about.

So tomorrow, we have to cut the yard space in half to keep our precious kids away from the hive. I'll try to take some pictures. But, I was happy that so many of my congregation were aware of the recent bee problems we've been discussing. Someone gave me a number for a beekeeper who will simply relocate the hive instead of destroy it. I would have done that anyway, being a bee/honey lover. Maybe I should be paid for the hive instead of being charged for taking it away. I think it was about $100.00 last time we had to do this. It was neat to be so close, however. I've never been very scared of bees. We used to catch them all the time when I was a kid.