This afternoon Garth found a swarm of bees on bush in the backyard. The bees swarm occasionally when the queen hatches another queen. A group of bees (with the old queen) splits from the "old home place" and takes off to find new one. Usually we have to try and get the swarm to settle on a nearby branch or something by banging on metal objects. Once they're settled you have to get them in an empty hive. Sometimes you can just put the hive nearby and others you actually have to try and shake them into it...Garth didn't get away without a sting or two...
Logan & Daniel
