Its June!

We have reached the halfway point of the year and yes, its super scary how time flies.

Well, i was on leave today and i was at home when the doorbell rang. I went to see who it was and it was the postman. I thought there was a registered letter for me but it was not. Instead, the postman told me he could not put the mails into my mail box because there were many bees around it. True enough, i went to take a look and there were really many bees and i begin to suspect that inside the mailbox itself, there could be hundreds of them just swarming around. I tried to smoke them out by throwing burning newspaper into the mailbox as i thought the smoke would irritate them enough for them to fly away.

However, they refused to leave and after some time of fighting, i realised there was a nest inside. No wondered they refused to leave and kept fighting with me and my dad. Well, my dad finally managed to used a hose and the powerful jets of water hit the nest and it began to crumble to little bits. After half an hour, we successfully destroyed the nest. Boy, were the bees mad! They buzzed around and many times, my dad and i had to run into the house with the door shut firmly behind us. I could hear their angry buzz all in the air. I felt i was watching those amazing videos on tv but here i was, in the middle of it all. lol!

Well, after 2 hours, the bees finally left, what was left of them. I realised admist the jets of water and the smoke and fire, there were hundreds of bees that were left behind and i had to scoop them into those NTUC bag and it was half filled. Well, for our efforts, both my dad and i were rewarded with a bee sting each. My dad took his in the stomach while i had mine on the cheek. It was swollen and painful. I immediately put an ice pack and later vinegar. The swelling went down a little but there is still a mark and until now, i am still smarting from the sting. It was my first bee sting, actually. lol

Anyway, it was really an exciting adventure i guess. I was trying to smoke them away gently but i did not know they had a nest inside the letterbox. I had no idea how they could even build one in the mailbox. I just checked the mail last night and i did not even feel anything when i reached out to take the mails. Of course, it was rather dark but i did not hear any buzzing either. Most strange. I left a container of vinegar inside as bees dislike the smell of it.

Nevertheless, praise God and give him thanks that the bees finally left!

Amen!