Thanks to “Warbirds45” for this video, which shows a swarm of bees near the old Kmart building on Clayton Rd. in Concord.
Be careful if you’re in the area.
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That…is a lot of bees.
Oh, how I hope part of the colony decides to come live near our house!
I hope they all do.
On one hand, it’s good to see the number of bees because we desperately need the bee population as well as other pollinators, but the swarming makes it a bit unnerving. I hope that they are going to allowed to be left alone.
Bee swarms often move on their own. But if this one doesn’t go away, bee populations can be safely relocated by a bee specialist. Hopefully the property owner won’t call an exterminator, and will either give the bees a chance to move on their own accord, or will hiring a bee relocation service.
Yes Natalie…I had a swarm in the siding of my home once. Called a lady out of Martinez and she swooped them up and introduced them into her own colony for free but I made her take 80 bucks. I love Honey Bee’s.
Save the bees! When they swarm, the main focus is to protect the queen. Maybe our local bee keepers will read this and come to collect and relocate.
The bees were there last year too!
So much bad news. I’m sure these must be killer bees!
My understanding (from a daughter who used to tend several hives at their Maryland home) is that once a colony becomes quite large and healthy, some will choose a new queen and then that part of the “family” goes off to search for a new home. But while the search parties are “out”, the group will stop to rest (which MIGHT be what this swarm is doing…. I.e. just need to LEAVE THEM ALONE for awhile)! If you know that part of your own hive has swarmed, try to find a beekeeper who will collect the bees and then will transport them to new home hive boxes or to an orchard area. Many areas have beekeeper clubs…. ot sure about here in Concord.
There were some honey bees feeding from our orange and lemon trees’ blossoms yesterday. They are so gentle that they let me pick a few oranges and tangelos without being upset. (If you want to try this, just wear blue and make very slow movements.)
As a child, we used to let bees crawl onto our hands. If you don’t frighten or threaten them, they won’t sting. Unlike ants, meat bees and yellow jackets.
I must correct myself, when swarming they are docile. If you have ever seen a documentary, a keeper can put the queen in his pocket (please don’t try this) and the worker bees will swarm onto the human without stinging. At the hive, they will sting because you are a threat to the honey. This from a fellow technician who learned beekeeping serving the Peace Corp in S.America.
Many cities have an ordnance prohibiting beekeeping within city limits. Lafayette is one.
Thank you for reminding me about bee re-locators. That’s wonderful! I had this sudden panicky thought that some idiot would think, “oh crap, danger, let’s kill them before they sting someone”, ya know? I am never surprised by the seemingly endless egotistical humans’ actions we take against creatures. The bees need to live!!
Years ago bees took over my compost bin over the winter and I called the local bee keeper association. The sent a guy out, but he said the hive was too big and sent another guy. The two of us tried to use a digging bar to open the lid, but could not move it. He cut holes in the bin to get the bees out then cut the lid off. He said he got a hundred pounds of honey, a hundred pounds of wax along with the queen and all the bees.
I still have honey bees all over my flowers and so far have never been bothered by them.
I guess they must have heard about the liquidation sale?🤓🤠 yes bees generally don’t buy shoes or hats nor toys but as I have seen they generally like building materials and any mopar dodge with a hemi