Honey Bee Swarm in Palatine Relocated

PALATINE, IL — The village of Palatine recently worked to facilitate the relocation of 20,000 honey bees from town to new colonies where the insects are now thriving, according to a post on the village's Facebook page. The village's Environmental Health and Public Works Forestry divisions contacted the Illinois State Beekeepers Associations for assistance after finding a swarm of honey bees in the village.

Beekeepers from Annabelle's Bee responded and trapped and collected the honey bees, according to the village.

"The honey bees are now thriving in their new colonies located in northern Illinois," according to the village of Palatine Facebook post.