WASHINGTON (7News) — A swarm of honey bees attached itself to a museum across the street from the White House.

Beekeepers arrived on Friday to take down the hive that formed on the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 7News was there and spoke with bystanders and an employee at the Renwick Gallery.

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“This is just pure honey in an urban area, right in front of the White House… it’s very good,” Alonso Rivera, the Assistant Building Manager at the Renwick Gallery, said.

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Rivera said he realized the hive could pose a danger to visitors if they were to get stung — so he contacted the experts to come remove it safely.

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