Bees
Yesterday I was walking home with some shopping along a suburban road when suddenly I was in the midst of a swarm of bees. I instinctively ran, then realising they had no interest in me I looked back to see the swarm was milling around a Birch tree in someone's front garden. Will these be Hive bees actually belonging to a Bee keeper or could they be wild bees? with all the reports on the demise of bees and noticing the pollinators in my garden have been Bumble Bees and Hover flies I was very pleased to see them after my initial shock.
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It was probably someone honey bees swarming, more than one queen in the hive and she's off! Really is an awesome sight and sound isn't it!
As you found, they arent aggressive unless you are a direct threat
If no Keeper "adopts" them I guess there is the worry that they cannot survive the winter without human aid? I will go back and look, if they are still there I will try an locate a local bee keeper.
The British Beekeeper Association should be able to help you find a local keeper.
www.bbka.org.uk
Thank you Clarington
They have been there for two years now. I suppose I could rob the comb of honey if I could only squeeze through the 2 foot square access hatch into the loft. I think they know where they are safe!
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
I went back to the Road and found there were no bees to be seen today, hopefully a Bee Keeper has collected them.
Bees can survive without human aid Invicta. They managed fine tbefore man started farming them
In the sticks near Peterborough
Too true. They only began to decline when man interfered.