The Brief
- A Pierce County plumbing and remodel company discovered swarms of bees inside the walls of a historic 1930s home in Puyallup.
- Beekeeper Michael A. Pernorio removed at least 350,000 bees from the house over two visits.
- The entrance has been sealed to prevent further bee infestations, with some stragglers remaining.
PUYALLUP, Wash. – You could call it an “un-bee-lieveable” discovery in Pierce County after massive swarms of bees were found inside the walls of a historic home built in the 1930s.
“Most people didn’t know there was a home here,” Joe Bowers, owner of Bowers Plumbing and Remodel, said. “It’s pretty crazy, you could hear in the room, you could hear them humming in the walls, you could feel the heat.”
The backstory:…