CAPE CORAL - The buzz in Cape Coral on Wednesday was thousands and thousands of honeybees swarming a city park. It's an amazing sight, but not necessarily safe for families spending time outside.

In a year when millions of bees around the country have died from an unexplained illness, spotting a swarm should be a sign of a good thing, except when its found in a public park.

"This is a very common situation," said Keith Councell, who sees swarms daily as a professional beekeeper.

"Someone had tried to spray the bees to kill them, which didn't work and instead chases them off and causes somebody else a problem," Councell said.

An estimated 80,000 bees were causing the problem on this day in Cape Coral's Horton park.

Most of us would be risking sting-covered skin to approach such a swarm. our photographer took the appropriate precautions. But Councell was perfectly calm-- and working without gloves-- to gather up the swarm.

"You can see, these bees are not even trying to sting me. They're just walking around doing their thing."

Councell says the big mistake many people make is trying to get rid of the insects with a chemical; that's what makes them mad.

"We've had people try everything from ammonia to bleach to gasoline. You name it, they've thrown it at them."

"They can smell the chemical and the chemical will actually trigger their sting pheremones."

In this case, the bees moved to make their home in a plywood wall of a restroom building, posing a danger to people using the park. It's Councell's job to clear the building, then find the queen and collect the swarm.

"I'll put in the box and take them away and try to get them where they can produce honey and pollenate crops," Councell said.

Councell says, fortunately, these were not the infamous "killer bees," which can pose a danger around a wider area. Even though these bees have been cleared, beware; Councell says Florida tends to see more swarms once the rainy season arrives.