

It is unusual to find a beehive this large. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Hola Mundo

An enormous hive measuring 1.5 meters across and weighing over 40kg has been found at the top of a tree.

Gigantic honeycomb found in Hunan This weird, mesmerizing yellow sphere is actually a huge #honeycomb – accidentally... Posted by CCTVNews on Wednesday, 30 September 2015

According to local news reports the impressive structure was discovered by a man named Wu who had been out gathering mushrooms in the wilds of China's Hunan Province.After using smoke to clear away the bees the intrepid mushroom-picker and two of his friends managed to recover the enormous honeycomb before selling it on to a wealthy businessman.More details of the find, including a photograph of the hive, can be found below.