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Swarms

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay,
A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon,
But a swarm of bees in July is not worth a fly!
 
A traditional saying.

 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!
 


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