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Just Call It Little Ital-Bee
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Garth Johnston
Published May 31, 2011
Modified May 31, 2011
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Published May 31, 2011
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We mentioned this weekend that it was bee swarm season and would you lookie here, a swarm of bees this afternoon has settled in on a mailbox at the corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets. We know Little Italy is buzzing but you'd think somebody would have warned the queen that Mulberry Street real estate gets awful noisy come San Gennaro!
Since our reader snapped the above photo around noon police have cordoned off the mailbox and are awaiting help finding the swarm a new, less populated, home.
If you see a swarm around in the next few weeks, don't panic! This is the season when queen bees will often leave their hive to a new queen and take some workers to found a new colony. However if you spot a swarm settling on a place they shouldn't, give the “NYC Beekeeping’s Bee Rescue Team" (917-740-4BEE) a buzz and and they'll be right over to help.
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