Hi Hilary I was walking around in the yard yesterday and heard some bee’s so just decided to walk towards the sound assumed it was some bees maybe doing some pollinating was interested in what they would be on to maybe find out what it was to be able to

The pheromones of the previous occupants that linger in the box are attractive to the swarm and this can help to keep them from leaving. Another potentially effective strategy I have heard of is to rub beeswax over the inside of the box to make it more at

A swarm of honey bees is a familiar sight in the spring and early summer. Honey bees instinctively manage the colony’s growth and survival by swarming. Immediately before swarming, the bees that intend to leave the colony gorge themselves with honey (li