Comments on: 5 Questions to Ask Before Catching a Swarm https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-catching-a-swarm-zbwz1804zsau/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:44:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Hilary Kearney https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-catching-a-swarm-zbwz1804zsau/#comment-75354 Fri, 18 May 2018 03:50:09 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3962#comment-75354 In reply to John H Hummer.

My guess would be that they are protecting/guarding the entrance, but they may also be sterilizing it with propolis since they just moved in.

]]> By: John H Hummer https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/5-questions-to-ask-before-catching-a-swarm-zbwz1804zsau/#comment-75312 Thu, 17 May 2018 08:24:44 +0000 https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3962#comment-75312 Hi! I’ve discovered a wild hive in an oak tree recently when the bees were swarming……since then, I’ve noticed a large number of individuals surrounding the ent. hole to the hive within the tree. Probably several hundred….with other bees still fly in n out as a matter of course. Question why have the bees remained around the ent. for so long…..it was very warm, but now for a couple of days it’s cool, n they’re still around the ent. hole in large numbers (bearding). Why? Thank you for you insight! John

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