I'm anxious to see what happened to Friday's bee swarm

[GreatGazoo]

I was just getting started on a 2nd farm plot and heard thousands of buzzing bees. A cloud 25' x 10', vertical, like a small tornado, was a swarm of our beloved honey bees. We stood beneath the swarm. I was amazed that there were that many bees coming out of about 6 boxes. To be with a superorganism as it reproduces (by splitting the hive) was a spiritual experience. Another reminder that we are all in this life together and that divisions are mostly the illusion of our own tunnel vision.

They soon settled on this pine tree branch and encased the queen in this mass that seemed more than 16 inches thick.



The farm owner was talking about getting a pro in or suiting up herself to capture the swarm and start a 2nd hive on the farm. I left before any action was taken.

The cliffhanger is that it rained on Friday night. Several bands that lasts several hours and that is a threat to a migrating swarm because it takes their precious body heat.

I am anxious to see what happened. Hoping to get out there today since I have a lot to do and get caught up. Like the bees, I am migrating between farms and need to get into food production ASAP now.

Will update when I know more.