JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Thousands of bees move into the walls of a Southside condo, leaving one homeowner's head buzzing with questions of how to get the unwelcome guests out.

"Bees. We have honeybees in the wall behind me in the building. (They) decided they liked our building," said Elizabeth Spiro.

She has thousands of unwelcome new neighbors -- 50,000 to 60,000 bees living between her first and second floors.

"They've been growing and growing and growing," Spiro said.

On Friday, she decided it was time for the bees to go. Instead of hiring someone to kill the bees, she decided to take a different approach.

"We're trying to save as many of the bees as we can," Spiro said.

That's where Richard Martyniak, of BuzzKillers, comes in. He cut open Spiro's ceiling and said he would use smoke to calm the bees and then move their honeycomb and transport the bees to a beekeeper.

"We have to get the bees out of the way. As you can see, they're covering the comb," Martyniak said. "I can take these bees out of this structure and place them in a hive box."

He said more and more bees are finding spaces like Spiro's walls to call home.

"Honey bees love to live with people. Our homes provide the perfect environment for them. It's insulated and dry," Martyniak said.

He said that only means more danger for the unsuspecting homeowner or a passerby.

"This is not something anybody should try. If they don't have experience, things can get out of hand very quickly and these seemingly gentle bees can become killers," Martyniak said.

Spiro said bees also invaded her home last year.