Brick wall collapses to reveal giant beehive

Rob Beschizza 4:25 pm Thu May 22, 2014

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A brick wall at the Penn Brewery, not far from where I work, collapsed today during an attempt to get to a beehive said to have occupied space behind it "for years." No-one was hurt, and the local news reports that the bees are fine, too. Some of their honey may even find its way into a brew, if it's found to be of sufficient quality. I walked over and grabbed these photos of their handiwork.

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The wall will be rebricked after a beekeeper removes the hive on Friday.

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Good job this didn't happen during Oktoberfest.

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