Today we went to our friend's farm to help them out a little.... they had a swarm of bees! The swarm was thinking of making their new home in a hole in a tree- right on the path to the door of the farm-house.
So Rob packed some bee gear in the car and we rode out to the farm to see if Rob could help. As it turns out, everything went very smoothly, and Rob got the queen into a spare brood box he had- and all the swarm followed her. It took all afternoon, but he was able to make the tree safe, and the bees were happy- they have a nice new home.
We called around a little, looking for a new home for these guys, but we may end up keeping this lot as a secondary hive. (the bees had no takers!) Right now they are on the roof of Rob's home office. A nice out of the way, but sunny spot!
I am so curious to see how these wild bees do, and how much honey they will make compared to the bees we bought! Ahhh, the homeschooling fun we can have, making comparisons! Bee math!