Weddingbee boards

This is totally unrelated to weddings, but I thought you all would appreciate the dilemma. :P

Hive...I have a beeg problem.

A few days ago my fam and I noticed an influx of bees in the house. They've been hanging around all summer, and dad thought he killed most of them a month ago...nope. They made a comeback as soon as it got cold. Their queen abandoned them and now all the little worker bees are coming in through gaps around the windows (it's a 100yr+ Victorian).

So I'm literally living in a hive. We've turned bee hunting into a sport; I currently boast an 80% kill rate with at least thirty kills under my belt. I'm especially proficient with the shoe method. And no stings yet!

Could it be a sign? Maybe this is The Man Upstairs' way of saying I spend too much time here, haha.

Has anyone else had a bee problem lately?

They're in the toilet because my dad put them there, haha. It's a watery, sad grave. Needless to say, we are NOT using that bathroom at the moment!

I am also walking around with a shoe in one hand and swatter in the other, and stepping carefully. Safety first, eh?

This is so NOT how I imagined spending my fall break. Sigh.

....hm.

Any chance you have a University nearby with an entomology department? If so, I recommend contacting them; they may be interested in investigating the issue, especially since honey beehives are, very unfortunately, steeply on the decline. If there's a group of bees exhibiting odd behavior, they may want to know.

Yikes! Good thing you're not allergic!