My great-grandma used to have a HUGE (I'm assuming) bee hive in her back yard (of more than 1 acre). One day my dad and brother were out hunting squirls (as they've become a big problem in the are) and came across it. Now, they aren't exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, and wondered "What will happen if I shoot that?" *eye roll* Well, they started out with a beebee (sp I know...) gun. Just a dent in the hive-no damage. Then they moved on to a 22 rifle. Small hole and like 3 bees come flying out to assess the damage. Then, my brillient father decided to test out my brother's new 12 gage shot gun at close range...a HUGE chunk of the nest falls off and like 10,000 pissed off bees swarm out. Long story short, we couldn't go outside the cabin for 4 hours...