Got two swarm calls yesterday, right on time. The two yesterday were a no go. One left to find their new home right when I was leaving the house, bum leg and all. Other one entered a brick wall and wasn't able to get them out. This evening got another 911 dispatch call, spoke with the guy who made the call, said his windshield was covered in bees and he had to use the wipers. He told me where the bees had clustered and I was able to go over and locate the cluster. Don't know if it was much bigger than what I caught because of the wiper trauma but it was a relatively small swarm. Good news though, the queen was unharmed. New hive and a swarm at that, they build up fast from swarms. Yippe kaye!!! Did I spell that right. Hey, when I sniffed some of their butts you could really smell the nasonov. Hope ya'll enjoy the pics.
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