Well, it looks like the eaves of my home are fit for a queen. It appears as though the colony of bees has moved in with her. I posted several ads on Craigslist for a "free bee swarm" and had a couple of responses. One was a cautionary tale about how I needed to get those bees out NOW or it could end up costing me $2500. The other ended up being a man that is trying to get his own hive started.
Since the bees aren't all hanging out on the outside of the house anymore, the job of getting them out is going to be more difficult. He spoke with an experienced bee keeper who said to put a cardboard box with a plate of honey inside. The bees with be attracted and I guess the whole hive is supposed to follow. Crazy right? Well, it is the night before the man is supposed to come out and pick up the bees and the box'o honey is in place. The bees are supposed to go to the honey when they wake up in the morning...hopefully they beat the fire ants to it. This should be interesting...
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