Bees swarm in early summer, as a way of increasing their population. Left to their own devices, a swarm of bees will soon take off to find their own new home in the woods. A feral swarm has little chance of surviving in our area, so beekeepers catch the swarms and install them in a hive in their bee yards.
A small swarm of bees hangs on a low tree branch near the apiary
2015 President David Gilbert found this swarm in a small pine tree
Bees gather in front of a hive, ready to swarm anytime soon
This bee swarm gathered on a fence post while scout bees flew out to find a suitable new home. The beekeeper is preparing to collect the swarm by brushing the bees into an empty hive body
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