Is this a Bee nest?
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We’ve moored up on a quiet spot and they want to move on. I’m excited by the discover. Will there be Honey at any point? Or is my excitement going to be quashed. Should you decide to capture it and put it into a hive of your own, here’s how not to do it 
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We had a swarm rock up in the garden while they where airborne I thought they where wasps but apparently wasps don't swarm.
Once they'd settled in a bush it was the size of a whole Donna kebab. A local beekeeper came to collect them. He said sometimes they settle just for a rest and that they weren't necessarily looking at setting up home in the garden. Although he identified a crack in a tree that turned out to be hollow which he thought they could have called home. Really interesting stuff.
Once they'd settled in a bush it was the size of a whole Donna kebab. A local beekeeper came to collect them. He said sometimes they settle just for a rest and that they weren't necessarily looking at setting up home in the garden. Although he identified a crack in a tree that turned out to be hollow which he thought they could have called home. Really interesting stuff.
It's definitely a swarm of bees, but a very small one, they'll go home shortly.
Somewhere deep in that hymenopteran orgy, the queen is indulging in some wanton carnality. As such, they'll go back to the hive once the deed is done. A regular swarm is much larger, this is just a mating swarm.
Somewhere deep in that hymenopteran orgy, the queen is indulging in some wanton carnality. As such, they'll go back to the hive once the deed is done. A regular swarm is much larger, this is just a mating swarm.
Wiccan of Darkness said:
It's definitely a swarm of bees, but a very small one, they'll go home shortly.
Somewhere deep in that hymenopteran orgy, the queen is indulging in some wanton carnality. As such, they'll go back to the hive once the deed is done. A regular swarm is much larger, this is just a mating swarm.
Thank you for this information! That’s interesting. Because it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. We are moored up on some wild fields. Lots of trees with LOTS of hollows. We come down here regularly so will keep my eyes peeled. Somewhere deep in that hymenopteran orgy, the queen is indulging in some wanton carnality. As such, they'll go back to the hive once the deed is done. A regular swarm is much larger, this is just a mating swarm.
Gretchen said:
Wiccan of Darkness said:
It's definitely a swarm of bees, but a very small one, they'll go home shortly.
Somewhere deep in that hymenopteran orgy, the queen is indulging in some wanton carnality. As such, they'll go back to the hive once the deed is done. A regular swarm is much larger, this is just a mating swarm.
Thank you for this information! That’s interesting. Because it’s pretty much in the middle of nowhere. We are moored up on some wild fields. Lots of trees with LOTS of hollows. We come down here regularly so will keep my eyes peeled. Somewhere deep in that hymenopteran orgy, the queen is indulging in some wanton carnality. As such, they'll go back to the hive once the deed is done. A regular swarm is much larger, this is just a mating swarm.
That's definitely a honey bee swarm or possibly a secondary swarm called "a cast". If a prime swarm the already mated Queen will be in there and as she is already mated there wont be any nooky going on - they only mate once and contain enough sperm to last 3/6 years of egg laying.A secondary swarm will have a virgin queen/s in there again not having nooky as they mate on 'the wing'.
Also it's highly unlikely for them to return to their old hive. Mating flights are totally different.
Gretchen said:
But will there be wild honey?!? And where/when?
They would be gone from there into some hollow in a tree or a building. When they swarm they totally gorge themselves on the stores in the hive, enough to to keep themselves and the queen warm and fed. They will send out scout bees to decide on their permanent home. Also prior to swarming they put the queen on a diet so she can actually fly. Here's my first swarm I had to deal with a couple of years ago in my garden.............
They first settled high up in a fir tree but I had a cunning plan..........
Plan didn't work out but I still got lucky............
Apparently there has been an increase in swarms:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-war...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-war...
moorx said:
Apparently there has been an increase in swarms:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-war...
Yes I saw that on the news earlier - however that report is just plain wrong in a few important areas - I'll try to explain a few later when I've got time......https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-war...
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