Police were called after a couple in eastern China ignored their neighbours’ complaints about the thousands of bees they kept on the balcony of their high-rise flat. Photo: Weibo

Police called on Chinese couple for keeping thousands of bees in high-rise

Beehive balcony had neighbours buzzing with anger for more than a year
Couple regarded the 10,000 insects as their pets

Topic | China Society

Linda Lew

Published: 7:33pm, 2 Apr, 2019

Updated: 7:33pm, 2 Apr, 2019

Police were called after a couple in eastern China ignored their neighbours’ complaints about the thousands of bees they kept on the balcony of their high-rise flat. Photo: Weibo

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Linda Lew

Born in China and raised in New Zealand, Linda joined the Post as a reporter in 2018. Previously, she freelanced for Chinese technology media site TechNode. She holds bachelor's degrees in arts and commerce from the University of Auckland, and has a master's in global business journalism from Tsinghua University.