We heard the terrifying zoom sound of a large bee swarm.

A message perhaps of Hive soon swarming higher?

We heard them coming in over a tree that we were sitting under, and at first, I thought that we were in danger, as I am allergic to bee stings.

So, I got up and scrambled away from the tree, to look where they were. I spotted them high up, gathering on an old chimney on a double story heritage house. It just so happens that the Art Haven coffee shop was on the ground floor of the building, and the manager ran out to where I was standing with my camera snapping away at the bees. She told me that the chimney was closed at the top a long time ago. I was very relieved, as there are many children on the property, and they were now not in danger, as the bees were gathering on the high chimney.

This crow below came in screaming not too close to the bee swarm, to warn nature's residents.

Then the crow sat on a high pine tree warning anyone that would listen about the presence of the bees.

We have had some people here die when a bee swarm attacked them, and it's always a danger.

But the sights were beautiful.

That seemed to be the worker bees gathering on the queen bee, to protect her.

As a honeybee colony increases its population throughout the spring, it may become overcrowded. At this time, it is harder for the queen's pheromone to be distributed throughout the colony. The lack of queen pheromone signals to the worker bees to begin raising a new queen. Once queen cells have been made, half the colony will leave in a swarm to begin the process of finding a new home. This leaves more space for the original colony to continue on with their new queen, and the half that leaves will take the old queen with them. Before a new home is found, the swarm will move to an exposed location. The honeybees will cling together and become very still. The swarm can remain here for a few hours, or up to a few days. They will not build their nest in this location. Contrary to what most people think, a swarm is very docile. The honeybees have no home to protect and are very calm. Meanwhile, scout bees from the swarm will begin searching for a new home.
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We had to go, and the manager sent a message to some bee control company to come and remove the bees. I know that they will not kill the bees, as they will trap them and relocate them in nature. Bees are great pollinators, and it is essential to protect them. From the look of it, these are Cape Honeybees, and something must have disturbed their hive. They are present here on all of the farms and as I said, they are great pollinators, especially on the citrus and apple trees. But they also visit other crops and wildflowers. Without bees, nature will cease to exist.
Think about it.

I hope you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

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