Bee tree

[JamieB]

There’s still lots here. I’m not sure if they got the queen, there’s a swarm in the tree beside it. The bee keepers said it may just be residual scent from the queen, but they weren’t even sure if they got her.

 

[addy1]

If I was them I would come back and pick up the extra bees. Is it a hanging bunch?

Sort of like this picture, not the best, couldn't find the original

The bees to the left are around a trunk, the queen is never there. The bees to the right are hanging off a small branch horizontal, the queen is in there. The biggest bunch of bees is where the queen is.

 

[addy1]

Found it, you can see the bee clump on the right, all hanging onto a small horizontal branch, the other bees wrapped around tree trunk and branches.
That is where the queen is

 

[JamieB]

It was a small clump on a branch. I’ll jjst keep an eye on them. If they act like they are hunting for a hive, I’ll presume we have a queen. But there were more on the old piece of hive than were on the tree , so it may just be sent.

 

[JamieB]

If you zoom in, you’ll see what I mean. I’m tired and a bit sore, my days off this week and next will be jacked up, and I was emptying the mulm from the pool to prep it to move.

 

[addy1]

There are always left over bees, the foragers were out getting food, come home and find their home gone. So they cluster.