I'm thinking about what you guys are saying. It sounds like finding feral colonies is a frequent occurrence in the southern parts. I have been living on my property for over 17 years now, and I am practically outside 365 days a year working my place. That may be a bit of an exageration, but I would say maybe short 30 days of this figure. The only time during my many years outside have I ever seen a swarm of bees was the summer before last. And I caught it. I have never seen feral colonies. Maybe not such a common thing in our climate. I don't know.
I remember when I saw that swarm of bees. I was going out to go to the store and my vehicle was parked out the back of my house, a reasonable distance from the apiary. When I came outside of my yard part, I heard this incredible noise. It scared the pants off me. It seemed to be coming from up around the bee yard, but there was nothing there. I thought maybe there was a bear (that's how loud it was) that was doing something weird with his noisy voice. That is the only sound that I could even possibly begin to liken it to.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that I saw the swarm coming from the bush. I stood there with my mouth just hanging open because I had never seen a bee swarm before. It was a simply amazing site and man was I excited, that being my first year of beekeeping. to make a long story short, the bees were so high up in the tree some fellow members of my beeclub came out and helped me get it. Actually they did all the work, they wanted to teach me how to catch a swarm, so I assisted and watched. It was so high inthe tree that they had to use an extension ladder and a bee vacuuum. It was fun. I want to have other bees come to my place so I can increase my bee volume next year. I plan on buying some packages, but it would sure be nice to catch a few swarms if they come my way. Or if a friend phones me to come and help get one somewhere else. Great day. Cindi
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