Honeybees removed after invading Meadowlakes home
MEADOWLAKES — Homeowner Perri Mancil wasn’t expecting any guests Aug. 20 when she looked out her window, but she ended up with 40,000-50,000 buzzing visitors who stayed several days.
On Aug. 23, those guests got an escort to their new home, courtesy of two Georgetown beekeepers who removed the hive after the winged intruders invaded the outside of Mancil’s home.
PHOTO 1: Elizabeth Exley (left) and her 16-year-old son Paul check out the remaining bees at a Meadowlakes home Aug. 23 after removing a basketball-size hive from the overhang. The homeowner, Perri Mancil, said the bees began swarming Aug. 20 and built the hive — including four honeycombs — in a couple of days. Staff photos by Daniel Clifton