A Swarm of bees can look and sound
very frightening!
However when
treated carefully and with understanding it is fascinating and completely natural phenomenon.
To
cut a long and rather complicated story short, the bees are moving home ! The old queen and about half
her family are looking for a new place to live. Till they find somewhere suitable, they will hang in a great
cluster on almost any convenient surface. Well convenient for them, not always for the people involved but it is usually
only a temporary measure. The scout bees will usually find a cavity in a few hours and the whole cluster will move off almost
as one.
Few other insects in this country swarm on such a scale, so if
you see a huge mass of insects they are likely to be honey bees!
If you have a swarm arrive in your garden please do
let us know and we will do our best to collect it for you or find someone who can.
While
we don't make a charge we do ask for a contribution to our expenses.
