Grill Owner Stings Bees

Published on Thursday, November 13, 2008, by Joyce Slaton / Edit Post

It seemed like such a simple task. The owner of an outdoor grill had been noticing some bees hovering around. Why not set off a bug bomb, get rid of the things?

Easier said than done. A photo essay, shared via Digg, says it all, as the author sets off the bomb, returns to survey the damage—and discovers that a vast colony of bees had turned his grill into a vast, probably pretty cozy beehive.

I don’t know all the details, barbecue owner, but wouldn’t some bees be less harmful to you than the residue from a bug bomb all over your grill?

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  • If you have a problem with bees you should call a beekeeper. They will come and get the hive and take them to their farm. Bees are in trouble all over the world, and they pollinate at least a third of our food, so calling a beekeeper is a better idea than killing them.

  • This is disgusting and makes me so sad, especially when considering the dramatic decline in the bee population as of late.

  • What a goof ball.
    A) A professional would have taken the bees off his hand in fairly short order.
    B) How could they have not noticed the bee's around their BBQ
    C) I would never eat from the BBQ again now that he sprayed it w/ poison.

  • Looking at the photos, I wondered how long it had been since he last used the grill. I can't imagine that such a large number of bees could move in and build up those enormous combs in a short time.

  • It's obvious from the story, the person did not know it was a hive until he had begun trying to use the grill.

    I am sure a bee keeper would have loved to get some more bees, but I am sure it would have been several days or more before they would come to get them.

  • That's disgusting.

    Bees would have been less harmful than a bug bomb.

  • What a twit. He uses deadly poisons near his house, on a device he uses to cook his food, all to kill a few bees who only care about pollinating the food he eats.

    If only he had called a local beekeeper (or a beekeeping association, or the entomological department at his local college). A beekeeper would have been thrilled to help out by harvesting these healthy bees. It would have been cheaper...+READ

    What a twit. He uses deadly poisons near his house, on a device he uses to cook his food, all to kill a few bees who only care about pollinating the food he eats.

    If only he had called a local beekeeper (or a beekeeping association, or the entomological department at his local college). A beekeeper would have been thrilled to help out by harvesting these healthy bees. It would have been cheaper and less poisonous, not to mention he would have preserved bees that we all need.

    What a shame.-COLLAPSE