A typical soldier-beam wall suggests nothing about wild life lurking behind it. Here's a glimpse behind the scenes of a beehive that's managed to construct its honeycombs using timber lagging as its canopy. What a site.

On the surface, the point of access is worker-bee activity and only a preview of things to follow. The temptation, of course, is to say "the more sealant the better," while not realizing there's more to it than meets the eye.

Householders often deal with a host of anxieties, both real and unfounded. And bees can be a radical proposal. As you'll see in this 2nd part, this is an extreme departure from it being only a few worker bees flying around a gap.

A single bee colony cannot live very long without a roof over its head. From the outside, this vent appears to be rife with bees, but is it "flowing with honey?" Lets take a look and see what's going on.

A swarm sets off somewhere out of the surrounding geography seeking shelter in this picket fence. If left alone, their numbers can swell up to 80,000 with enough honey surplus to get them through winter. Consequently, this didn't generate a cozy feeling for the homeowners.

Time flies and the owners had to make a tactical decision from "observing" to finally "removing" this beehive. What triggered it was one bee-sting too many. A very common problem due to the fact that the vast majority are solitary, where their mass and sheer size go largely unnoticed.

This word bee is deceptively small and worth unpacking. Here's a massive hive under a skate ramp, weighing in at around 150lbs soaking wet (with honey), spanning 12 feet in length. As you'll see, there's hardly any limitation on the largess of their honey-making activities.

Even though this hive bears an uncanny resemblance to a row of books—the "6th Story" of this commercial building (while coming alive with bees) is anything but fiction. Right behind a gang of 2X10s, the busy bees have been keeping up with their own version of production.

A strange truce happened to lure this swarm right into the metal jaws of a barbecue grill in Newport Beach. The relationship between wild honeybees and their physical environment is always an interesting phenomenon.

Here a colony coincides within a concrete flue. Lighting a fire under it might seem like a bright idea—but it can have adverse effects. In fact chimney hives are set apart from the rest for this main reason: Heat rises and will often melt the honey faster than summoning for help.

Imprisoned at the center of this hive is an interesting pastime. The honeybees have incorporated into their honey-making territory an old glass bottle. It probably hasn't seen the light of day for over a hundred years.

Long ago Confucius warned us that disorder begins with the wrong use of words. Here's a new swarm of bees making a beeline straight into a stockpile of crates. To shout "Killer Bees!" would be a huge misnomer.

Exhaust vents have always been a stronghold for bees. They often advertise their new arrival by making their way inside—flying all over the kitchen range, the windows, and dying in the process. What it boils down to is some of the bees stray too far and get stuck at the windows.

This little refuge is buzzing with activity. What was once a sort of landmark for various birds is now an industrious little sting-operation. A small moment of levity considering the fact that while the homeowner put the call through, the arborist is the one trying to outrun it.

A tree spreads its branches and leaves broad, as it dangles a 7 pound swarm overhead of a parked car. It remains unknown whether or not such a "mistletoe of bees" is going to reinforce the drivers sense of security.

Even a coroner won't need to check for a pulse on this one. Bees often succumb to homeowners spraying and then local pest controllers are hired to deliver the final deathblow. Spraying may sound blasphemous, but, given the context of possible harm, it has it's logic.

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