Pinellas County Code Enforcement officials say a beehive under a mobile home in Largo is dangerous and needs to be relocated.
The hive is located under a trailer at Cardinal Court Mobile Home Park. Shelley Hopkins-Rigg lives in the apartment complex next door and says she is allergic and has been stung three times in the past month.
She turned to Better Call Behnken for help. We took video of the large hive and sent it to Pinellas County Code Enforcement. The video got their attention and officers paid the bees a visit.
Jude Reazin, a Code Enforcement supervisor, said the homeowner was cited and has 14 days to remove the bees.
“Upon arrival, the officer did feel there was a large infestation of bees and that situation could pose a danger to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Pinellas,” Reazin said.
Everyone agrees the bees should be saved – but moved. The question is: Who’s responsible?
“There are varying degrees of responsibility when it comes to a mobile home park,” Reazin said. “Typically anything that is attached to the mobile home itself is the responsibility of the mobile home owner.”
The county wasn’t the only one to respond. A News Channel 8 viewer, who is a beekeeper, offered to relocate the bees for free. That is supposed to happen next week.
