| Re: Honey Bee Swarm
poohbearsmom: Are you sure they were honeybees and not wasps?
Honeybee combs are designed to hang in something, for instance in frames in beehvies or the hollow of a tree. They are not self-supporting and need to be supported unlike wasp's nests.
JoJo: Did the bees set up shop in the hollow of a tree??
Any bees you see flying around are domesticated, either from a swarm or a beehive. The wild bee population in the US is extinct.
Fortunately for us here in NH, Africanized honey bees don't live thru the winter. |