A few days ago our neighbors on the west side came to our door to tell us about a swarm of bees that had just adopted one of our Fir trees. They had seen them come swarming in like a giant cloud.
The mass of bees, all clutching each other, is probably 18-20″ in length! There must be thousands of them.
It was hard to get a clear picture of them because of the branches all around, but here are a couple taken form directly below.
The queen is no doubt inside. Even rain during the night did not cause them to leave! Our neighbor has called a co-worker whose husband is a beekeeper. Until he comes, we still get to marvel at the sight!
Mark and Jan Thompson know all about bees (they’re beekeepers). Jan can explain what’s happening in that swarm. Bees are fascinating!
They sure are! Right after posting these pictures, I went out to check on them and they had moved on!
I think this was a “bee” rated post!
Haha! Good one, Dave!