Apparently There Is Only One Person In Philadelphia Who Knows How To Remove Bees

The bees won’t go away! Yesterday, another swarm showed up at 17th and Chestnut, looking for a place to build a hive.

Although swarms of bees are now daily commuters to Center City, they’re not dangerous, according to Jim Bobb of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association. “You could probably put your hand in the swarm, and they wouldn’t hurt you,” he said. Yeah, I’ll let you do that, Jim Bobb.

The city, however, couldn’t get the bees removed by the same person from the day before. So the city turned to another beekeeper. Er, wait, it didn’t.

But [the woman who removed the bees Tuesday, Nancy] Schnarr was already booked, so she called in a pinch-hitter, her 70-year-old mother, Dawn Potts. Her mother is not a beekeeper, so she had to follow instructions given by cell phone.

The bees, the Inquirer notes, that slack-jawed gawkers “said they had heard that the bees may have come from North Philly,” as the section is known for its vast beehive fields.

Center City abuzz over bees seeking place to call home [Inquirer]
Yesterday: So That’s Where All The Bees Went!