I was terrified of bees – until the day 30,000 of them moved into my house | Pip Harry
by Pip Harry from on (#6YYF8)
Two huge swarms have made themselves at home inside author Pip Harry's house - but learning to live together revealed bees can be excellent housemates
As a child, I was allergic to bees. Just one sting on my fingertip could swell my whole arm. I was allergic to most things - dust, cat hair, pollen - and was always clutching an inhaler, sniffling into my sleeve and keeping a safe distance from stinging insects.
As an adult, when my family bought our first house, a mid-century gem nestled in thick bushland on Sydney's northern beaches, I wasn't expecting a visit from my former nemesis. But one warm spring day, we heard the unmistakable hum of 20,000 of those honey-producing insects.
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