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Bees create unease at Craig Primary
Panic filled the air Monday morning when several parents who took their children to school noticed a huge bee hive at the front fence of the Craig Primary School, East Bank Demerara.
The fence where the hive of bees was located
Reports are that the bees were sighted in the school’s compound for many days but did not harm anyone.
It was during the weekend that the bees multiplied and expanded the hive at the entrance of the school.
Early Monday morning the parents became concerned about the wellbeing of their children upon seeing the enormous hive.
“We didn’t really even know what type of bees they were. We just assumed they were honey bees looking for flowers and such. But over the two days (Saturday and Sunday) the bees built their hive almost two times the size it was. “Like they wanted to take over the fence. We don’t want our children to get sting to death or anyone get hurt,” one mother said.
When Kaieteur News arrived at the school on Monday, the hive had been removed though several bees were still lingering nearby and on the fence.
One vendor explained that the Ministry of Agriculture was notified of the incident within minutes of alarms being raised.
“I don’t know who exactly, but somebody called the Agriculture Ministry about the bees and they promised to send someone. A little while later a woman come and throw some things on the hive and capture it and take it away but it still got a set of bees remaining. Maybe they will come back and build again so we need constant checks just in case,” the woman stated.
Some parents were highly upset that their children were exposed to such dangers while attending classes.
One father stated that the Education Ministry should have allowed the children to go home early since the bees had to be removed and posed a serious threat.
The Craig Primary School, East Bank Demerara
According to a senior teacher at the Craig Primary School, the bees never harmed any student or teacher to date. However the growth of the hive was alarming.
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