A plain-clothed beekeeper was stung about a dozen times while removing nearly 100,000 bees from the second floor of a dilapidated South Jersey home Sunday.
That’s a scene from Swazey Farm’s annual charity bee colony removal, where swarms of workers and one queen were removed and preserved to raise awareness for the plight of honeybees, which have been dying at record rates in Pennsylvania, South Jersey, and beyond for decades.
“Nature has a dependence on us to do the right thing,” said Randy Pearce, a cofounder of Swayze Farms. “But with how the suburbs are expanding, we’re taking resources away from the bees.”
