Homeless Bees

Yesterday night the Fire & Rescue team dropped by at the house to remove a small beehive that the little bees built on the pomegranate tree.

They brought the truck 😍
It parked in front of the house.
Since it was not an emergency the siren was not turned on.
However a behemoth of a vehicle parked up front drew out the neighbours.
And easily there were nearly 10 uniformed men on my yard #swoon

Incidentally I was also reminded of the rescue mission recently where 6 rescuers lost their lives (click the link here) and wondered when this group will have to partake in similar rescue missions.

Why did the firemen come at night?
Apparently extermination issues (bees, wasps & hornets' nests disposal) are done at night for reasons of safety.
I had thought that they'll be wearing the beekeeper suit and such, but they came in uniform.
They had lit up some newspapers and smoked out the bees, took the nest & off they went.

[Backstory: They had asked me to purchase a pesticide spray, but me being an environmentalist wannabe had bought a water-based repellent. This water-based repellent cannot do the work apparently, because it could not ignite any fire]

The whole extermination thing was done within minutes.
I had thanked them and off they went.
So ladies and gentlemen, our friendly fire department personnels are here to help.
As with the police, army, civil service teams.
Men and women in uniform who help selflessly.
And at times will put their lives on the line
To answer the call of duty.

This morning some homeless bees are seen to be buzzing near the area.
Hopefully they're not too upset with us.
All windows of the house are closed as precaution.
I hope they will find a better place soon.
Or would they build a new nest?