Two of the three colonies started migrating to the new (temporary) hives. The Queen from each hive was relocated to the new residence. This required the assistance of a Master Beekeeper (Len VanMarion) over the course of a week. It is important to note bees release “attack” pheromones during the process and will become highly agitated for several days (image courtesy: John Green).
Honeybees are swarming at this time of year and often take up residence in places where we may not want them. It’s important for us to understand honeybees are critically important to us all and need our assistance (image courtesy: John Green).
This spring, we experienced the “good fortune” of three honeybee colonies choosing to cohabitate with us- deciding to take up residence beneath our home. Approximately one hundred thousand bees were building combs and delivering nectar to their newly formed colonies. Many readers may not agree with the “good fortune” word choice having experienced personal, negative consequences of ‘b...
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