The swarm had gone a few hours later. Apparently the bees do this in spring whilst in search of a new "nest" location. The queen bee is amongst them somewhere.
Thursday 28 April 2011
Swarm of bees
WHILST out walking a couple of days ago (near Chedworth in Gloucestershire) we came across this amazing swarm of bees. I have never seen this phenomenon before and I must admit that my pictures are a bit shaky as I was a tad nervous...
The swarm had gone a few hours later. Apparently the bees do this in spring whilst in search of a new "nest" location. The queen bee is amongst them somewhere.
The swarm had gone a few hours later. Apparently the bees do this in spring whilst in search of a new "nest" location. The queen bee is amongst them somewhere.
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What an amazing sight!
ReplyDeleteWow..no wonder you were a bit nervous:)
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