The Brief A beekeeper in Plano removed a massive, 100-pound beehive from a home's ceiling. The beekeeper estimates the hive had been growing for about 10 years and contained roughly 30,000 bees. A Plano beekeeper removed a hive weighing about 100 pounds from a home in Plano on Saturday. What we know:The enormous hive was built inside the home’s ceiling, and the only sign was there were bees coming and going above a window. Ross estimates the Plano hive had been in the making for about ten years.