Residents on a Philadelphia street have bonded over an unusual situation involving bees living in a sewer, producing what residents call ‘sewer honey.’ The bees have been living underground, and since mid-April, a man has been working to coax the hive out. He even built a trap to attract the worker bees and relocate the colony to a better location.

Community Comes Together

Residents have been intrigued by the process. ‘Every day it’s been something to observe, only when I drive by in my car, usually, just to stay safe,’ said Madison Vassalotti, a local resident. Thom Duffy, another resident, shared how the bees have impacted the community. ‘It’s brought the neighborhood and this block definitely closer together,’ he said.

After seven weeks, the colony is finally ready to move. People in the area say they are sad to see the bees and the ‘sewer honey’ go. Mark Berman, the bee trapper leading the effort, explained the process of relocating the bees. ‘I brought over some eggs and larvae from a healthy colony, and they started raising a queen in the trap box, and the queen under the sewer was trapped down there,’ Berman said.

Original reporting: KOAT Albuquerque — read the source article.