Once thermal imaging confirmed that a large hive was between the walls, Mr Sene and a colleague began the process of safely removing the bees.
He explained: “We removed the queen bee first and placed her safely in a special bee cage.
“Then it’s a case of removing the worker bees and dismantling the comb, which took around a day to complete. The work must be done slowly to avoid causing the bees any undue stress or harm.”
Once removed, the bees were placed in quarantine for a couple of weeks to ensure that they were free from disease.
Mr Pope added: “We were sorry we had to disturb the hive after 10 years of peace, but we are grateful to Stephen and his expert team for their help.”
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 