White House gets an unexpected buzz as thousands of bees swarm the executive mansion's North Lawn

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White House gets an unexpected buzz as thousands of bees swarm the executive mansion's North Lawn

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Fox News
Washington Times
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Thousands of bees swarmed the White House North Lawn Friday, weeks after Melania Trump announced the addition of two new bee colonies to the property. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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White House gets an unexpected buzz as thousands of bees swarm the executive mansion's North Lawn
Fox News
Fox News
Strongly right
5/15/2026

White House gets an unexpected buzz as thousands of bees swarm the executive mansion's North Lawn

Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, CEO of Bee Downtown, discusses the White House bee colony and honey production. The White House got an unexpected buzz Friday when thousands of bees swarmed the North Lawn weeks after first lady Melania Trump added new bee colonies to the executive mansion grounds. Numerous black dots, later.

Bees swarm White House's North Lawn
Washington Times
Washington Times
Leaning right
5/16/2026

Bees swarm White House's North Lawn

A swarm of bees was seen buzzing Friday on the White House’s North Lawn and the surrounding area. Thousands of bees were seen flying around a White House Press Corps media area and part of the driveway for the North Lawn, according to TMZ. Freelance reporter Andrew Leyden posted a video of the swarm on X. About 20.