Honeybee hive discovered in toppled tree [Video]

The windy weekend revealed a sweet surprise at a home in Portage la Prairie, and it’s got one beekeeper buzzing.

Intense winds across southern Manitoba gusted upwards of 90 kilometres Monday, knocking out power and toppling trees.

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It was amid these severe winds that Donald Kitson, a beekeeper for the past 50 years, got a strange call Monday from a homeowner in Portage la Prairie.

A downed tree in Portage la Prairie on Sept. 30, 2024, contained a sweet surprise. (Source: Sheldon Hordeski)

“The wind had brought their tree down, and they phoned me up, and I said, ‘Okay, I’ll take a look at it,’” Kitson told CTV News.

But why call a beekeeper for a downed tree? Because, Kitson said, between 5,000 and 6,000 honeybees had made themselves at home inside it.

A downed tree in Portage la Prairie on Sept. 30, 2024, contained a sweet surprise. (Source: Sheldon …