70,000 hives in the trunk reveal after hurricanes

Hurricanes stormed the trunk of 70,000 bees in the US college yard, forcing the staff to rescue the bees urgently.

Officials at the University of Richmond, Virginia, took part in rescuing nearly 70,000 bees after a tornado on Sept. 17 plunged large trunks near the school yard, according to Fox News. When called to move the trunk, the team suddenly discovered thousands of bees filled in the trunk."The middle tree is full of bees. There are a lot of bees," said Karla Connelly, administrative assistant at the faculty office.

The trunk in the middle contains nearly 70,000 bees.(Photo: University of Richmond).

Kirstin Berben, beekeeper and laboratory manager at the Department of Biology, is the one who comes to the first fallen tree. According to Berben, this situation is a disaster for bees. Berben estimated 70,000 bees live in the trunk based on the number of honeycomb holes.

Berben's group rescues bees in the trunk.(Photo: University of Richmond).

Berben joins David Rodriquez, the electrician at the school and Karen Williams, manages the land, raises the hive and moves each of the bees into a large container. Berben said there was a large cluster of beehives that certainly contained queen bees."So we focus on that," Berben said.

Berben brought the bees home. She took them out of the school yard to stop the bees from returning to their old places. Berben intends to keep the bees at his home until next spring and can transfer them to the hives she manages in the schoolyard afterwards.