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A TikTok-famous beekeeper shares the most surprising places she's removed bees, from toilets to empty RVs

Monica HumphriesMay 29, 2021, 18:22 IST

Professional beekeeper Erika Thompson has found bees in some surprising locations.Texas Beeworks

  • Erika Thompson is a professional beekeeper who's spent the last decade raising and rescuing bees.
  • During that time, she's removed bees from some surprising locations.
  • Thompson's rescues have taken her to empty RVs, and one time, to Jason Derulo's backyard.
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Erika Thompson loves bees, and she wants you to love them, too.

Erika Thompson has been a beekeeper for about a decade. Texas Beeworks

The professional beekeeper has become known for her viral TikTok videos where she's seen rescuing bees - often in odd locations.

Erika Thompson has more than 50 hives in her backyard in Texas. Texas Beeworks
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One winter, she headed to Jason Derulo's California backyard to remove hundreds of bees from a tree.

Erika Thompson removed bees from Jason Derulo's backyard in Southern California. @texasbeeworks/TikTok

Bees typically like dark, enclosed spaces, so Thompson was surprised to find a hive wrapped around a tire.

Erika Thompson said that a tire is an unlikely place for a hive to form. @texasbeeworks/Instagram
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Thompson told Insider one of the oddest places she discovered bees was in the tank of a toilet.

The toilet's tank was filled wall-to-wall with honeycomb. @texasbeeworks/TikTok

While a house might not be a surprising place to find bees, she was shocked to discover five floor-to-ceiling hives in one home.

Erika Thompson told Insider that the hive stretched from the floor to the ceiling. @texasbeeworks/Instagram
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One surprising removal site was an empty RV, where the sink's cabinet was filled with honeybees and honeycomb.

Erika Thompson removed bees from the inside and outside of an old camper. @texasbeeworks/TikTok

Thompson told Insider she's thankful for her job saving the bees.

Erika Thompson told Insider she wakes up each morning thrilled to work alongside bees. Texas Beeworks
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