LynnW
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OK, so I was just now mowing our orchard. We have a couple of beehives at the far end. First pass around...bees acting like normal. Second pass around...SWARM!!!
OH
MY
GOD!
Thousands of bees flying and buzzing around me! Now, logically I know that swarms are not aggressive, and my head is telling me that I am in no danger, but my gut is telling me
GET AWAY!!! GET AWAY!!!
I hightailed it out of there as fast as I could, bees bumping into me the whole way, shut the mower off, ran into the house, and slammed the door.
After regaining my composure, I went back out to see that they were congregating in the locust grove a short distance from the hives.
If you have never seen a swarm of bees, it is an awesome sight. (I see one almost every year as I am not a very good beekeeper). They will hang out in a cluster in the tree they have lodged themselves in and send out scouts to find a new home. When the scouts have found a suitable location (usually takes a day or two), then off the entire group will go to make a new home. If I can capture the swarm before they go off again, then I can set them up in a spare hive and have another colony.
Just thought I'd share.
OH
MY
GOD!
Thousands of bees flying and buzzing around me! Now, logically I know that swarms are not aggressive, and my head is telling me that I am in no danger, but my gut is telling me
GET AWAY!!! GET AWAY!!!
I hightailed it out of there as fast as I could, bees bumping into me the whole way, shut the mower off, ran into the house, and slammed the door.
After regaining my composure, I went back out to see that they were congregating in the locust grove a short distance from the hives.
If you have never seen a swarm of bees, it is an awesome sight. (I see one almost every year as I am not a very good beekeeper). They will hang out in a cluster in the tree they have lodged themselves in and send out scouts to find a new home. When the scouts have found a suitable location (usually takes a day or two), then off the entire group will go to make a new home. If I can capture the swarm before they go off again, then I can set them up in a spare hive and have another colony.
Just thought I'd share.