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Cincinnati Zoo Workers Rescue and Rehouse 50,000 Bees Found in Garage

2018-04-23 3 Dailymotion

<p>Employees at Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens helped rescue and rehouse over 50,000 honey bees thought to have been colonizing in a garage in Avondale, Ohio, for around 25 years.</p><p>A clip shared to the organization’s Facebook page shows zoo workers safely removing the colony with a suction device, alongside honeycomb and brood. The brood is the eggs, larvae and pupae of honeybees.</p><p>According to the clip, the bees will be used for observation, education, and exhibition for zoo visitors.</p><p>The bees will join the zoo’s existing bee colonies, both at the zoo itself and at a nearby 650-acre farm</a> in Turtlecreek Township.</p><p>The clip had earned over 38,000 views at the time of writing. Credit: Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden via Storyful</p><br />

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