A work crew with Iola contractor Danny Ware Sr. ran across an aggressive swarm of bees Monday, prompting Ware to question the species of bee.
“They aren’t like anything I’ve seen,” said Ware, who has reached out to the Kansas Department of Agriculture to determine their origin.
Ware uncovered the hive after the bees chased him and his workers from around the side of a house he was working on in the 500 block of North Street.
Ware and all but one roofer eluded the bees. The roofer was stung, Ware said.
The bees were…
Mystery bees uncovered in Iola
