Downtown Coeur d'Alene a little sweeter than normal on Friday
Diane Higdem | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 5 months AGO
<p>Paul Eloe, a Post Falls beekeeper, wrangles a swarm of honey bees near the Hagadone Corporation Headquarters Friday afternoon. Around 11am Friday morning resort landscaping manager Steve Malone was alerted to the presence of the bees and called in Eloe to handle the situation.</p>
<p>A swarm of bees descended on a tree near the Hagadone Corporation Headquarters Friday morning. Local beekeeper Paul Eloe wrangled the swarm by luring them with a queen bee.</p>
Paul Eloe, a hobbyist beekeeper, removed a displaced hive of bees from the tree at the corner of the Cd'A chamber office on First and Sherman on Friday. His brother, John, who works at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, called Paul to help out with a swarm of honey bees Friday morning after they had lodged themselves in a tree near the Resort's First Street entrance.
After working on them since 11:30 a.m., the swarm shifted across the street about 3:30 p.m., when Paul was able to move in with a hive and safely transferred the branch containing the swarm into it.
"This is a hive that has already been started, complete with honey and larvae," he said. "These bees will now adjust and make this their home, and will take advantage of the provided food source. They adapt pretty well, and are not particular about the larvae or honey having been produced by other bees."
Diane Higdem is the events coordinator for the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce.
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Downtown Coeur d'Alene a little sweeter than normal on Friday
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Paul Eloe, a hobbyist beekeeper, removed a displaced hive of bees from the tree at the corner of the Cd'A chamber office on First and Sherman on Friday. His brother, John, who works at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, called Paul to help out with a swarm of honey bees Friday morning after they had lodged themselves in a tree near the Resort's First Street entrance.