roadrunner20
Well Known Member
Upon returning to HBC from War Birds, a swarm of bees surrounded me as I approached my plane which was parked next to James Clark's RV6.
Fifteen minutes later, the swarm had decided to settle on James wingtip. Being a new beekeeper, I was fascinated by the event. A local beekeeper was called to capture the swarm by locating & moving the queen into the swarm box. The queen is noticeably larger & within seconds, she was captured & relocated to the box. The other bees began to follow along. It was suspected the bees swarmed due to the airshow, especially when the Thunderbirds were flying & the bees may have mistaken it for a thunderstorm & looking to protect the queen.
James was looking to make a quick exit home after the airshow, and had been sequestered in his RV waiting for the airshow to end & not have any bees ride home with him to SC.
I coordinated with the HBC team to get him first in line to bug out so he could make a "bee line" for his departure.
Fifteen minutes later, the swarm had decided to settle on James wingtip. Being a new beekeeper, I was fascinated by the event. A local beekeeper was called to capture the swarm by locating & moving the queen into the swarm box. The queen is noticeably larger & within seconds, she was captured & relocated to the box. The other bees began to follow along. It was suspected the bees swarmed due to the airshow, especially when the Thunderbirds were flying & the bees may have mistaken it for a thunderstorm & looking to protect the queen.
James was looking to make a quick exit home after the airshow, and had been sequestered in his RV waiting for the airshow to end & not have any bees ride home with him to SC.
I coordinated with the HBC team to get him first in line to bug out so he could make a "bee line" for his departure.