Friends of the Castle of Freÿr / Meuse (Belgium)

Bee swarm

• Unexpectly, a huge swarm of bees settled at the top of a lime tree in the quincunx. Attracted by the scent, they moved later to an orange tree.
• A beekeeper was called to the rescue. But his gloves did not protect him enough. So he had to withdraw.
• His young helper succeeded to detach a part of the swarm with the queen bee on the soil.
• They came back to collect the full swarm in the evening. But the swarm was so large that it could not fit in a hive. Instead, they had to use a large cardboard.
• So are doing ultra light motorized aircrafts and even hot air balloons.