Post date: Apr 04, 2013 2:53:3 PM
Post date: Apr 04, 2013 2:53:3 PM
I got a call from some nice folks at a law firm who had some crazy bee activity going on right outside the window of one of the lady's office. They weren't too far away so I came over to see what all the buzz was about. Turns out the bees were in a tricky area to get to and I ended up needing to employ my bee vac to get this swarm. As I was closing the colony up in their new hive box I was thinking about the crazy day the bees had. They were just minding their own business under the eaves trying to find a suitable cavity to relocate to.Â
Then some animal came along and kept knocking them out of their cluster for no reason. Then a tornado came along and sucked them all up into a bucket. Then they got dumped out into a box. Then the box made a bumpy trip 20 miles away from the original location. Then like a miracle, another box appeared on top of them with fully drawn out comb and food to eat. All just in time to hunker down in their new-found cozy cavity all squared away for today's rain and 40s temps. What a fortuitous turn of events for this new swarming colony!