swarm April 24 2012

 April 24, the bees not only survived the mild winter, they flourished.  This is an early swarm we were lucky enough to catch.
Don sawed off the branch of the cherry tree until it was accessible by ladder.  Hilary gathered the
bees by hand, carefully scooping them into a garbage bag. Then she emptied then into the waiting hive.
We never did see the queen, but all the bees stayed with the hive so she must be in the hive. We will move the hive to a better location tomorrow!

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Bees survived the winter