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‘Oh, honey!’ 8,000 bees make abandoned cabinet their home outside of Florida sheriff’s office

Bees were discovered in an abandoned cabinet near the department’s evidence lot

8,000 bees took up residence in an abandoned cabinet outside of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (Charlotte County Sheriff's Office)

More than 8,000 bees made themselves at home in an abandoned cabinet outside of one Florida sheriff’s office.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office posted a “punny” take on the incident on their Facebook post saying in part, “Oh, honey! Here’s another buzzworthy story to share, and we’re not pollen your leg. We’ll keep the story short - wouldn’t want to drone on and on...”

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The bees were discovered in an abandoned cabinet near the department’s evidence lot, according to the post. Officials said it took less than a week for the bees to set up shop inside of the cabinet.

8,000 bees took up residence in an abandoned cabinet outside of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (Charlotte County Sheriff's Office)

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Officials said that deputies were able to carefully remove the hive and place it into a small, white box for relocation.

8,000 bees took up residence in an abandoned cabinet outside of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office (Charlotte County Sheriff's Office)

“The insects were transported to their new home near Worden Farms and Shell Creek Grove... where they’re meant to bee, and had a great house-swarming party,” sheriff’s office officials said on social media.


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Jacob joined ClickOrlando.com in 2022. He spent 19 years at the Orlando Sentinel, mostly as a photojournalist and video journalist, before joining Spectrum News 13 as a web editor and digital journalist in 2021.

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