SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – An usual sight this time of year brought out the local beekeeper.
A small beehive about the size of a softball was discovered this week, tucked into the corner of a window frame on our back patio.
Nick Wigle with Super Bee suspected it might be what he calls a “suicide swarm” or, a group kicked out of their hive. He said this is a tough time of year for bees as they’re preparing for winter.
Wigle and his partner, Julio, used a little smoke to mellow out the huddled group then went in for the catch using a small, rectangular orange box…