ARDEN-ARCADE, Calif. — Where there's pollen, you might find invaders: honeybees. And that's where beekeeper Blake Dacy comes in.
Dacy has seen his fair share of swarms like the one building a hive at an Arden home on Wednesday.
"This is a good neighborhood for it, a lot of old homes, a lot of old growth trees," Dacy said while assessing the home.
For Dacy and his team, phonelines have been buzzing off the hook, with as many as 20 calls a day during this time of year.
The bees are on the move as the seasons change, and they may try to settle in people's attics or exterior walls. But Dacy urges homeowners not to turn to pesticides to fight them off.
Equipped with his tools, a bee suit and a GoPro, Dacy cuts into the ceiling, gradually revealing the colony. He delicately removes the honeycombs by hand, vacuuming the bees into a box.
The service costs between $250 and $600.
On the Arden job, the owner needed the service quickly because one of his family members is allergic to bee stings.
But the sweetest part of Dacy's method is there are no harmful chemicals in the process. No bees were hurt in the making of this story.
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