Vaughan Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 On Sunday we had a swarm of bees arrive in the garden and today they are still there. All very well and nice to see them but they need a better home than that and they are blocking the gate through to the garden. So tomorrow I shall have to find a bee-keeper to come and collect them. Should be fun! Susie has christened them NIMBEES. 3 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bytheriver Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Vaughan said: On Sunday we had a swarm of bees arrive in the garden and today they are still there. All very well and nice to see them but they need a better home than that and they are blocking the gate through to the garden. So tomorrow I shall have to find a bee-keeper to come and collect them. Should be fun! Susie has christened them NIMBEES. May be worth making enquiries today as bee keepers are probably desperate to locate new swarms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I have a swarm who set up home in a hole in one of my trees. They are still there 2 years later. 😊🐝 Actually they swarmed again last year and a beekeeper collected that swarm. The original hive stayed active with about half of the bees. I am told that they move on of their own accord if not collected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polly Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 The beekeeper was delighted to get the swarm which was worth about £250 he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 All is now well - today a bee-keeper came from his nursery, near the Canal du Midi at Le Somail and very adroitly persuaded them all into a box. Rather him than me! He said they had already started to build a nest but it was not in a good place - too exposed to bad weather. But he is happy to have them, so they have gone to a good home. Now I can get on with clearing up the garden! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Oh! I can feel a jar of honey coming on.. I know that you are a kind man. Generous to a fault. But there comes a time. Right is right. A bit of honey would not go amiss. Tell the blighter, a bit of entente cordiale would go some way towards future relations regarding our overall understanding of our differences. Viva la France, and all those East of Scroby Sands. OW. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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