Historic House Where Honey 'Oozes Through the Walls' Falls Silent for First Time in 200 Years

Wales Online ^ | 19 MAR 2024 | Andrew Forgrave

[nickcarraway]

[Dr. Franklin]

Those slate roofs sure do last.

[nickcarraway]

Domestic bees do good work.

[HighSierra5]

I repaired 57 townhouses that were damaged by the Northridge earthquake in 94. One units walls were completely filled with bee hives. After the drywall was removed and the bees were gassed,there was a literal stream of honey going down the driveway and gutter. Kinda sad.

[lee martell]

The liability insurance is probably quite high, if they even sell that in Wales. Looks like it has been declared a national treasure. So no AirNb going on here.

[SpaceBar]

Sounds rather unhygienic.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Great story, Nick! I just forwarded a a close friend who is a Master Gardener and a big fan of native bees here in North Idaho.

[nickcarraway]

Cool. I wonder what he thinks.

[Round Earther]

Bees often build nests in walls or above soffits, requiring removal of siding or bricks to access. This process involves removing the comb and bees, then replacing the materials.

In a Texas summer, a friend had a large, aggressive colony in a tight attic. To avoid removing a large part of the roof, we wore full bee suits and worked in over 100-degree heat and complete darkness to remove the hive and bees. Despite the suits, we were stung around a dozen times each. Afterward, we were covered in stings, sweat, honey, and fiberglass insulation.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I’ll find out soon. It’s a she

[nickcarraway]

When I first saw the headlines, I thought the house was haunted.

[mass55th]

Britain has special laws when it comes to renovating old homes, or constructing new builds that may risk habitat encroachment of certain endangered species like bats, newts, badgers, dormice, natterjack toads, and even spiders. You can't do any restoration work until the problem is sorted out, and the process can take forever.

Bats, News and Badgers: The Planning Laws Bringing Britain to a Halt

[tiki]

We have a beehive hidden on our ranch that has been there for over 120 years, but who knows how old it really is because it was already there when when our family came here.

[Albion Wilde]

Website: Plas yn Rhiw

[Albion Wilde]

Ping!

[mware]

Looks like an excellent place for Midsummer Murder to film. Even the name of the old ladies fits,

[SunkenCiv]

Hive never been so moved. Thanks nickcarraway.

[Red Badger]

Next door to my in-laws old house was a defunct egg processing plant.

One of the abandoned buildings had an entire wall that was full of honey, probably at least ten years old from its beginning.

A local bee keeper was called in and he couldn’t handle it all by himself.....................

[Salamander]

Wonderfully kind people, to do this.

[Salamander]

Bees are fanatically clean critters and honey has antibiotic and antibacterial properties.

Quite the opposite actually.