Yesterday, a neighbor came to us and asked if we could get rid of a bee swarm that landed in her yard. Of course, we were thrilled to help out! If we caught the bees, it would give us another hive. So, we gathered our stuff and headed down the street.
Now, the one thing I did manage to forget was my camera. So the picture of a swarm is not the one we caught. But, this is pretty much what they looked like. Our swarm landed in a butterfly bush and was pretty close to the ground.
We brought an empty hive and set it under the swarm. Then, we had to cut the branch so that the bees (mainly the queen) fell into the hive.
Everything went smoothly. The bees were very calm. We didn't even need "bee gear" to handle them. They are now living happily at the farm.
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