Fond du lac firefighters helped remove a bee hive and an estimated 100,000 bees from a tree in the yard of a Fond du lac home last week. Fire Department Lieutenant and beekeeper Todd Shippee was contacted and removed the hive on Hawthorne Drive last Thursday. Fond du Lac police blocked off the area during the removal process. Shippee says the phenomenon is common when one bee hive gets too crowded. After the new queen breeds with lots of male bees, she takes over the hive.
