Bees, Warm Weather and Guild PR

Last week Doug got a call about a bee swarm. It's too early in the year for the bees to start to swarm but with the warm weather we have had for the last two weeks, the girls are very active. Doug went to check it all out, thinking maybe it was wasps but again it's too early for them too. It was a wild hive that had been in a meter box for awhile. He smoked the bees to get a better look and get ready to be boxed up for transport. One of the neighbors smelling smoke called the fire department (I would have done the same thing) before coming over to see what was going on. When the firetruck arrive along with the whole neighborhood, Doug passed out honey comb for everyone to try and explained what he was doing. This was a great PR move for the Bee Guild and hopefully the neighborhood will remember to call the Guild and not break out of can of Raid when they spot a swarm.