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Bees Its spring again when the
flowers are blooming, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the bees
are busy. It’s a lovely time of the year, unless you are the owner of a
property that bees swarm to and decide to settle at. If they establish a hive
in between walls or in a tree too close to your house it can become a
dangerous problem that needs to be dealt with urgently. Swarming of the honey bee
colony is an annual event, which generally will occur during spring when the
weather is warmer and nectar and pollen is plentiful. A bee colony may
increase in size rapidly at this time of the year and will generally become
over-crowded. This is when the queen from the original nest will pack up and
leave with some of her fellow workers in search for a new location for a
nest. This location could be the cavity wall of your home, your shed or any
other dark place. You may find that you will have a lot of bees hanging
around your garden, if there is a nest close by, especially if you have a
pool or water that has collected in small puddles around your house. The bees
will be attracted to this water and will collect it to take back to the nest.
This water helps control their nest temperature; these bees are not
necessarily swarming. A swarm of bees will stay in the area in a large group
and will usually settle in a cluster. If the bees are just looking for water
you will find that they will come and go from the property.
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