After dinner, we went to check on the bees. The swarm that returned to its mother-hive over the weekend made a more successful venture today. Here it is:
When I zoomed in with my camera, I actually zeroed in on the queen bee--which is crazy-lucky. I usually try to spot the queen in the hives we check, and I feel good when I find her, but picking her out in a swarm so quickly is almost unbelievable. It's not a great picture (low light), but the long-ish bee in the center is certainly the queen:
We shook the swarm into a box and then transferred the bees into an empty hive--hopefully they'll embrace their new home and not set out again.
1 comment:
what a marvellous picture this is! Here in Holland it is to early yet to swarm.
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