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Feral Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Swarm I was hiking with my kids when we started to hear a super loud buzzing sound. We looked around and spotted this swarm in a tree. There were bees everywhere! Swarming honeybees are generally docile, but we didn&#039;t stick around.<br /> <br /> Swarming is a natural behavior in a honey bee colony. It occurs when a large group of bees leaves an established colony, flying off to establish a new colony. It&#039;s a natural way to deal with overcrowding within a colony.<br /> <br /> The swarms can contain several hundred to several thousand worker bees, a few drones, and one queen. They cluster on a tree limb, where they remain for an hour to a few days, depending on how long it takes scouts to find a new nest site. When a suitable location for the new colony is found the cluster breaks up and flies to it.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105304/feral_honey_bee_apis_mellifera_swarm.html" title="Feral Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Swarm"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/105304_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UETfJFhHskAkABmeGhK8NNnETQQ%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Feral Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Swarm I was hiking with my kids when we started to hear a super loud buzzing sound. We looked around and spotted this swarm in a tree. There were bees everywhere! Swarming honeybees are generally docile, but we didn&#039;t stick around.<br /> <br /> Swarming is a natural behavior in a honey bee colony. It occurs when a large group of bees leaves an established colony, flying off to establish a new colony. It&#039;s a natural way to deal with overcrowding within a colony. <br /> <br /> The swarms can contain several hundred to several thousand worker bees, a few drones, and one queen. They cluster on a tree limb, where they remain for an hour to a few days, depending on how long it takes scouts to find a new nest site. When a suitable location for the new colony is found the cluster breaks up and flies to it.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105303/feral_honey_bee_apis_mellifera_swarm.html Apis,Apis mellifera,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Western honey bee,bee swarm,honey bee,swarm" /></a></figure> Apis mellifera,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Western honey bee Click/tap to enlarge

Feral Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Swarm

I was hiking with my kids when we started to hear a super loud buzzing sound. We looked around and spotted this swarm in a tree. There were bees everywhere! Swarming honeybees are generally docile, but we didn't stick around.

Swarming is a natural behavior in a honey bee colony. It occurs when a large group of bees leaves an established colony, flying off to establish a new colony. It's a natural way to deal with overcrowding within a colony.

The swarms can contain several hundred to several thousand worker bees, a few drones, and one queen. They cluster on a tree limb, where they remain for an hour to a few days, depending on how long it takes scouts to find a new nest site. When a suitable location for the new colony is found the cluster breaks up and flies to it.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

Feral Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Swarm I was hiking with my kids when we started to hear a super loud buzzing sound. We looked around and spotted this swarm in a tree. There were bees everywhere! Swarming honeybees are generally docile, but we didn't stick around.<br /> <br /> Swarming is a natural behavior in a honey bee colony. It occurs when a large group of bees leaves an established colony, flying off to establish a new colony. It's a natural way to deal with overcrowding within a colony. <br /> <br /> The swarms can contain several hundred to several thousand worker bees, a few drones, and one queen. They cluster on a tree limb, where they remain for an hour to a few days, depending on how long it takes scouts to find a new nest site. When a suitable location for the new colony is found the cluster breaks up and flies to it.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105303/feral_honey_bee_apis_mellifera_swarm.html Apis,Apis mellifera,Geotagged,Spring,United States,Western honey bee,bee swarm,honey bee,swarm

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    Ferdy Christant
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    It's an impressive sight and even more impressive sound for sure! Posted 4 years ago

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The Western honey bee

The western honey bee or European honey bee is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name "Apis" is Latin for "bee", and "mellifera" is the Latin for "honey-bearing", referring to the species' production of honey.

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Uploaded Dec 8, 2020. Captured Jun 2, 2020 21:55 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm