Tree Limb Swarm

A short snippet of film…  These bees swarmed from a Langstroth hive, and were found about 15 feet from the hive location – and about 10′ up the tree.  I scooped them onto a small lid, and poured the first cluster into the hive body – which has a queen excluder underneath it to keep the queen in the until they start building comb and she starts laying eggs.  The 2nd cluster of bees was allowed to smell her scent, and fan their wings to call the stragglers to join the rest of the bees from their swarm through the evening.