The man who removes beehives from houses

For years Paul Wood has cultivated his own bees and taught others to do the same, but now he spends his weeks ridding homes of hives.

Some of the homes he has visited include inner-city houses which have bees buzzing in their wall cavities or ceilings, but he urges people not to be afraid of them and said they make a huge contribution to our economy.

"They would prefer it be a cavity in a hollow tree but unfortunately we don't leave enough of them standing," Mr Wood told A Current Affair.

He said the bees work quickly during their short six weeks of life and inject $14 billion into our agriculture through pollination.

Mr Wood said people are often surprised at just how quickly bees can build a hive even in the walls of houses.

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