Nearly 15,000 bees were recently found swarming around an Old Providence neighborhood.
Bees are coming out of hiding after drastically fluctuating temperatures in Charlotte.
Ann Addis has been taking walks through the Old Providence neighborhood for over 20 years and has never heard of so many bees in the area.
"That would do a bad number on somebody," Addis said.
The bees were taken by beekeeper Claire Nichols.
"There was one (beehive) out in Matthews,” Nichols said. “I would say that (beehive) was two times bigger."
Nichols said swarms like those will be common over the next few weeks, and they are necessary because pollination from bees helps grow nearly $19 billion worth of produce in the U.S. each year.
Beekeepers want people to understand that when they see the big swarms, they shouldn't to don't panic.
"Do not spray them," Nichols said.
The bees are there to protect the queen and are not necessarily interested in people, Nichols said.
Bee experts estimate that they are losing as much as 30 percent of bee colonies each year, and they blame the loss on pesticides.
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