Bee colony removal at RTVF effects ART

A professional bee removal company, Bee Safe, will safely remove the bee colonies from the walls of the Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building on Saturday and Sunday. As a result, an area bordered by Mulberry Street, Welch Street and Union Circle will be cordoned off to protect individuals who may be on campus. Also, a parking lot and five buildings will be closed or have limited access including:

• Art Building – closed
• Business Administration Building – closed except for computer labs
• Curry Hall – closed.
• Physics Building – closed except for ongoing research in labs
• Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building – closed except for KNTU operations
• Lot 50 – closed beginning at 6 a.m. Saturday. Any cars left in the lot after 6 a.m. Saturday may not be removed until work is completed Sunday.

The bees will be captured and given to area beekeepers to form new colonies.
Since the north wall of the RTVF building will be breached for the bee capture, work is expected to take Saturday and Sunday. Reconstruction of the wall will take approximately two weeks.

One of the bee colonies has been in existence for at least 18 years. The second, which is within 50 feet of the original colony, has been in existence for about two years. UNT has allowed the bees to live peacefully for many years because of their benefit to the environment. One of the colonies has recently shown signs of becoming aggressive, which led to the decision to remove the colonies.