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A bee hive is rescued from a storm-damaged tree at FHSU Wednesday.
A bee hive is rescued from a storm-damaged tree at FHSU Wednesday. (Photos courtesy Elissa Jensen)

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Turns out, one of the trees mangled in the Fort Hays State University quad area Wednesday morning was home to a good-sized bee hive.

Elissa Jensen, Hays freshmen, is president of the new FHSU Bee Club, which was organized during the spring semester.

“Moving the bees from the tree and away from the busy campus sidewalks was quite the task, but was accomplished! A very cool thing to see and get pictures of,” Jensen posted on her Facebook page yesterday morning.

fhsu bees in trees 1 courtesy elissa jensenBetween 12,000 and 15,000 bees were settled in a hive on the outskirts of the campus in early May.

Jensen’s family manages bee hives at their farm north of Hays.

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A close-up look at the bees’ damaged home.
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