Rocky Mount girl abuzz with spirit for beekeeping, fills a need when swarm comes to campus [Video]

A swarm of bees would stop many people, but not Katelyn Boone.

Boone is an eighth grader at Rocky Mount Academy and a certified beekeeper.

She stepped up at school after a swarm of bees came to campus and wouldn’t go away.

Timmy Tucker, the Head of Upper School at Rocky Mount Academy, said he’s unsure where the bees came from.

“We had to keep the kids inside because of the safety hazard,” Tucker said.

Tucker said he only knew there was a beekeeper among the student body once he started to look for someone to help with the problem.

“It was fantastic. No one knew we had a beekeeper on campus,” he said.

Boone and her aunt stepped in to take care of the swarm.

Boone has been beekeeping since she was nine.

“Not a lot of people do beekeeping my age. It’s fun to share with my peers,” she said.

Boone said she got into the …