We did have an interesting episode this Spring:
Lee was walking down by the river one afternoon, and heard a buzzing sound. He looked around and finally located the source: a swarm of honey bees was hanging out high up in one of the cedar trees that line our property. He called the local farmer from whom we buy our honey, who put us in touch with the local beekeeper. This gentleman came out that evening with his son to rescue the swarm and take it back to his farm.
After locating the swarm and realizing a ladder and branch cutters were needed, the son climbed the tree and was able to secure the swarm and hand it down to his dad.
They had a hive all ready to accept the bees, which dropped into the hive when the beekeeper shook the branch which housed the swarm. A few bees were left behind on the trunk of the tree, and around the outside of the hive. Some smoking coaxed most of the strays to enter the hive. The rest, they said, would find the hive before nightfall, at which time the beekeeper would come back and retrieve the hive.
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