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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Came across this at 7 this morning in the park, not a good pic as I had the wrong camera with me and I didn't want to get too close.

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    :eek: That is one heck of a swarm!! Rather early in the year isn't ?
     
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    I thought it was ivy! Looks pretty menacing.
     
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    Hi Terrier Cracking Photo opportunist,s shot.
     
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    Amazing! at first glance it looks like a prehistoric monster coming down out of the tree:D What will happen to it? Do hive bees always get picked up, or can they find and make their own?
     
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    :eek: Think that was close enough Pete..! :cool: But a wicked photo the shape is amazing.. Great shot..!:thumb::D
     
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    Woah Pete, I wouldn,t of stopped to take a pic..No Way...Great shot tho..:)
     
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    What a brilliant photo - I would definitely not have gone any closer although we have friends who collect swarms and the procedure is amazing.
     
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    That is some swarm Pete - great photo.

    And I don't think I would have got that close to them any way!!

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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    It was fairly cool at the time and I asumed(rightly or wrongly) that that would keep them a bit docile, there was just a few odd bees flying around.
    It must have been there all night I guess.

    As to what happened to it, I dont know.

    It was in the park where the Radio One show is taking place this weekend, so there would have been loads of people in there soon after I took the picture.
     
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    Oh, fantastic shot, Pete!

    At first, I was wondering what kind of animal it was crawling down the tree! I rather thought a long-necked lizard or something that escaped from Jurassic Park!
     
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    Well done for spotting it, and very brave .
    I'm not sure I would of got that close.:eek:
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    This was all there was left this morning, so what went on I dont know.
    Just hope some bee keeper came along and collected them.

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    ;) I hope a bee keeper came along & collected them too Pete..... That's allot of bees...!:eek::eek: Amazing creatures they are..!! I should think there was a couple of hives worth there....!!
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I was under the impression that the swarm collected around a new Queen, if thats true what are these few doing, I cant think there is a Queen at the centre.
    Maybe the majority were collected with the Queen, these maybe just the ones that were left behind, and will probably die.
    Unless anyone knows better?
     
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