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‘Absolutely fascinating’: beekeeper rounds up uninvited guests at Calgary care home

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Veteran beekeeper Bob Little has stepped forward to wrangle some honeybees at the Trinity Lodge Retirement Residence in southwest Calgary. The bees were first spotted in a resident’s room in early June, settling in between the walls of the building.

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“Bees aren’t normally defensive or aggressive,” Little said. “They’re very gentle.”

Little set up a trap in late June, eventually capturing and taking away most of the bees.

“For our residents, it’s absolutely fascinating,” Trinity Lodge general manager Kim Giang-Ho said. “What we’ve learned is honey bees are actually a protected species and they’re a very important part of Alberta’s agriculture.”

Little took home most of the bees, and after a few months, he may be able to return with some of their honey for the Trinity Lodge residents to try.

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