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Huge beehive discovered in home after honey starts oozing from walls

A family was left baffled after they spotted their pet dog licking a mysterious sticky substance dripping down the walls.

Homeowner Andrea Isabell, from the US state of Pennsylvania, told ABC6 they then discovered it was honey pouring down the sides of their house.

“My husband felt this really sticky, syrupy stuff. We were brave and smelt it,” she said.

After some detective work, the family traced the source to the top of their multi-storey house where they found an active beehive.

Panda the pet dog (Left) was the first to spot the honey dripping down the walls of the home, leading to the discovery of a beehive (circled). Source: Facebook/Andrea Isabell
Panda the dog (left) was the first to spot the honey – leading to the discovery of a beehive (circled). Source: Facebook/Andrea Isabell

Ms Isabell told the outlet she had once spotted a single bee in the attic but hadn’t thought much about it until now.

"I have three boys and they were wondering if we could set a tap up so we could just pour honey on our yogurt and granola in the morning,” she said.

Their local beekeeper Allan Lattanzi did a thermal scan of the house and discovered the colony had made themselves very comfortable inside the family home.

“The plan is for the demo and careful removal to begin at the cornice circled in the [picture],” Ms Isabell wrote on Facebook, sharing an image of the house circled where the removal of the hive would be.

Other people were shocked by the size of the hive and responded with a mixture of horror and laughter.

“That’s insane! I’m not sure I could sleep. You’re one brave girl going up there! I hope they get out safely and that guy shares some honey,” one person commented.

“No way!! Do you believe the hive stretches from eaves to ground floor?” another person added.

A few people were pretty happy that the family’s dog had done her best to clean up the mess.

“Hoping that gets taken care of soon! Panda is living her best life!” one person wrote.

Honey dripping down the inside walls of a house
The family was baffled after spotting honey dripping down their walls. Source: Facebook/Andrea Isabell

Despite needing some pretty invasive renovations, Ms Isabell said she was going to miss their new flatmates and wished she could have kept them.

“They need a better home where they're safe and happy and not living with us," she said.

Mr Lattanzi said he will be back for the removal and is happy to give the buzzing colony a new home.

"I will take them home and they will become a honey producer for me. I will make a colony,” he told ABC6.

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