While I was out hanging gates for the new chicken yards today, I got a phone call. I answered the phone and the fella on the line says he has a “bunch of bees on a tree.” I asked him a few questions, and he said he figures they are about a foot wide and two feet long. I had him text me the address and we headed on out. As I drove there, about 30 minutes or so, I was thinking that sounded like a big swarm. Jherica’s friend, Layla, was with us. She figured the guy was exaggerating, like people do when they fish. Her words, not mine.
Anyway, turns out the guy was not exaggerating. It was a big swarm, and we were lucky to get it. He said he noticed it a few days ago. We even got the opportunity to let his son ‘pet’ the bees. He had just finished a project in school about honey bees, and was happy to see them up close. It was a bit swampy, so I felt a bit like JPTheBeeMan.
