Incident Record
Three men hospitalized after thousands of bees swarmed during honey extraction
Three men were hospitalized after being swarmed while attempting to take honey from a wild hive; a nearby woman was also stung.
Record ID: FL-PASCO-2015-0405
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Date4/5/2015
LocationNew Port Richey, FL, Pasco, FL, United States
CountryUnited States
State / ProvinceFL
Record TypeAttack / Stinging Incident
Trigger / ActivityHive / Colony Disturbance
SeverityHospitalization / Serious Injury
Bee ID StatusUnknown / Not Stated
Aggression ClassificationSerious Injury / Hospitalization
Source Language
Incident Summary
Three men were hospitalized after being swarmed while attempting to take honey from a wild hive; a nearby woman was also stung.
Public-Safety Lesson
Untrained honey removal from wild colonies can turn into a neighborhood/public-safety incident.
Impact Flags
Human FatalityNo
Human HospitalizedYes
Animal FatalityNo
Responder InvolvedPasco County Fire Rescue involved
Source Information
Source: TIME / NBC Miami / WESH
Source Strength: B - Established News / Officials Quoted