We had a swarm of honey bees land in a shrub in our flower garden right outside of our house - it was on a day when we had some friends over for a playdate and a picnic. 'A ' got to watch up close as I picked up the swarm and put it in a box ready to put it into a hive.
Two weeks later this colony is now thriving in the new hive and has plenty of new brood - so a wonderful laying Queen :)
'A' loves to help me with the bees and often joins me when I go down to check on the hives and feed them. I have three hives now. You can see a video of the swarm at http://bee-tales.blogspot.com/
