Gathering Of Bees by dakotabluemoon
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I lost a lot on this pic had to really crop it down just to get it on here and there were so many of them that had gathered in this tree and have no idea why but thought it made for an interesting pic.
Comments (21)
mininessie
wow...they must have some food there!!!
geico2000
wow! very impressive!
Flint_Hawk
You were very brave to get this picture! Most likely there's a Queen at the heart of this swarm.
flavia49
impressive!!!
durleybeachbum
How wonderful to see this swarm! There can be 50,000 in one of our honeybee swarms here.
jmb007
bonne photo!!
jayfar
There will be a new 'queen' in the centre of that bunch which would have been ousted from a hive nearby taking many of the drones and workers with her.
MrsLubner
That's right. The queen is being protected. But, they may only be resting and sending out scouts for a more perfect place to start building their colony. I had a huge swarm removed from my front yard tree once and they had only been there a short while - a week or so, yet, the keeper also removed 35 pounds of honeycomb at the same time. We were told that the swarm will go out to search for a new home when a hive gets too large to support, leaving the queen and guards behind. Often they travel a long distance so they create a temporary "home base" while they search - sometimes for a week or so. When a new location is agreed upon, the queen relocates and a new queen is left to rule over half of the original hive that stays behind. Amazing shot. I couldn't get close enough to my swarm to take photos. and the tree was only 10 feet from my front door! I have a full terror of bees...
rickp98908
Great capture.
Bossie_Boots
Tell you what your a braver lady than me omg if they had made a move on you superb capture !!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful capture!!!
jocko500
that a lot of bees. very good shot
morningglory
Amazing catch on these busy bees.
tennesseecowgirl
OMG You are braver then me no way would I have wanted to get that close... excellent photo though.
vaggabondd
I would only take that shot from a far distance with my zoom going crazy lol. great shot
Isabelle711
WOW at all the honey bees. :)))) You are very brave. :)))) This is a most excellent capture my friend. :)))) Again WOW!!!! Thank you for sharing this. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
geoffwoods
well done this happened to me not so long ago and mrs lubner is right their looking for a place to start a new nest
sandra46
AMAZING, REALLY!!!
danapommet
I have read about this happening but have never seen it. A fantastic catch and share. Dana
mgtcs
WOW....Spectacular work, very fine shot my friend, congratulations!
helanker
My father had bees as a hobby and we got alot of wonderful honey. I went with him to catch swarms of been from the area and he had to be careful to get the queen too. It was really interesting. Excellent shot you got.