OK, yes this is a beehive. Yes this was in the EAVE of our rental house. Yes it was that big. The size was estimated at around 2 feet in diameter and held approximately 5000 bees. They had to tear off some shingles, gas the bees to kill the queen, let that set for a day or two, then come back and remove the dead bees and the hive. The tenant said the honey was dripping down from the eave like a waterfall. If it hadn't been full of the gas poison she would have collected it.

Last summer we couldn't understand how we kept having all these bees flying around while we were outside by the pool. Then we realized there must be a beehive close by. Who'd a thunk it was in our house next door? LOL!!!

Enjoy the pics.

In Oregon we have had a bee mite and fungal problem that has destroyed a lot of our honey bee colonies. Recently thought the 100 year old grange hall had some renovations and when they opened up a wall they found 6 giant nests that spanned the entire length of the wall (probably about 100 feet). They found gallons upon gallons of honey. They ended up relocating the bees to a safer location. A lot of our surrounding farmers depend heavily on the bees for pollination. Glad you found that Penni, before John got hurt.