Bees have swarmed into the homes of marsupials in central Victoria, kicking them out and leading a local group to set up an emergency crowdfunding page to re-hive them.

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Bees are the new chickens in Australia. They might not be your standard household pets, but city dwellers are reaping the rewards of the latest urban trend­ – beekeeping. Beekeeping in city backyards is becoming commonplace as locals fight to maintain the population of the globally threatened insect.