Here’s the nursery rhyme. I just found a massive swarm of bees in May.
I was in my backwoods.
Mr UD ordered a new chaise lounge, and for some reason they sent us three. I’d carried one of them on my head (thinking, as I did so, about my time in Bali, where women carry things on their heads) out to a clearing I’d made under a honeysuckle canopy. The idea was to create a very hidden green space – kind of a natural bird blind or something. As I hacked and raked and then settled the chair, I noticed a huge sound – like an oncoming train. Down the the path a bit, midway up a very old tree, what looked like thousands of bees were swarming.
Back inside, I emailed the Montgomery County Beekeepers and heard back right away from someone wanting to know if the swarm was still there. If it was, he’d be out immediately.
I went to check, and although bees buzz around as you walk, the swarm is gone. No more sound of an oncoming train.
But the beekeeper I’m emailing with tells me to
Feel free to call me directly if it shows back up. Usually they will swarm to a tree while they are looking for another location to call their new home. Usually it is not too far from where they were when they swarmed so you may want to go back out and check later in the day.
UD learns about bees.
May 14th, 2015 at 3:07PM
Dry chem fire extinguishers will handle a small swarm of threatening bees. Dry ice, too, probably. There are probably other expedients.
March 21st, 2016 at 1:51PM
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