Protect the queen to ensure hive survival

Beekeepers Steve Krueger and Nick Knuth successfully extracted a large honeybee colony, estimated at 60,000 to 80,000 bees, from an outbuilding on Shiocton Street in New London on August 2. Using thermal imaging, they located the hive, which measured approximately nine feet tall and two feet wide, and proceeded with careful cuts to relocate the bees and their queen.

For Krueger and Knuth, the extraction was a crucial task rather than a pest control issue. They emphasized the importance of preserving the bees instead of exterminating them, reflecting on their decade of experience in residential bee removals. The homeowners chose to have the beekeepers handle the situation to ensure the safe relocation of the hive.