The first time bees made our home their home was last year. They moved in February 24th and moved out June 14th. It took a few weeks for us to get used to their presence in our sit-out. It was fun seeing them build the honeycomb. We noticed they had a daily routine of reorganizing... all bees would leave the nest, fly around few minutes and then resettle on the honeycomb. Given their short life span, in few weeks the honeycomb was home to 3 or 4 generations. When they moved out the honeycomb was dry, meaning no honey in it. We left the comb as it is. After 6 or 7 months it started warping and crumbling little by little. That's when I removed it. Here's the link to the post-
honey bee colony of 2021.
March 11 2022 afternoon a new swarm moved in and settled on the exact same place. This is one of the first few pictures I took that day. The bees are hanging in chains, the topmost ones have initiated the construction work.
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| March 11, 2022 |
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March 12, 2022
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March 19, 2022
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| May 26, 2022 |
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The bees moved out in June 26th afternoon, three days before new moon. Just like last year, the honeycomb was dry. It had the same sweet-pungent odor. And we'll miss them again.
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| June 26, 2022 |
Here are a few close up shots of the honeycomb. No matter how many times I look at it, I can't stop wondering how the bees are programmed. Truly Nature's circuit is beautifully programmed, humans are messing it up.
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2 comments:
You should make a time-lapse of it the next time. :)
time-lapse of honeycomb construction would be an interesting watch.
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