White House gets an unexpected buzz as thousands of bees swarm the executive mansion’s North Lawn
The colony can grow to roughly 70,000 bees in peak summer months, producing up to 225 pounds of honey annually.
Funded through the Trust for the National Mall, the new White House hive supports the existing colonies in pollinating the nearby White House Kitchen Garden, Flower Cutting Garden and vegetation on the National Mall.
Bees were seen flying into a nearby tree after the incident. (Edward Lawrence/Fox News Digital)
The White House beekeeping program started in 2009 after a White House carpenter, Charlie Brandt, started keeping bees on the complex as a hobby a few years prior.
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The Office of the First Lady said the hobby has since become “a lasting tradition.”
FOX Business’ White House correspondent Edward Lawrence contributed to this report.
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