If you cant tell I was a bit exited. Thought Id never catch one. I was installing a nuc in a box and when next thing I new I was working in a cloud of bees. By the time I buttoned up the new hive I noticed all the commotion was over. When I looked up I realized what I had witnessed was a swarm in progress and it landed about 40-50 feet away on the branch of a bush nice and close to the ground. Luckily I had all the boxes and stuff I needed with me. Could not have been better timing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y8h5sa2reg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y8h5sa2reg)
Man, that was just nuts, I mean bee-nuts! :-D
Hey, good catch man. What kind of camera?
...JP
Why can't I get a swarm that lands on a branch that is that close to the ground! :-D Oh, wait a minute! I did have one last year that was virtually identical to the height of your swarm!
But the two swarms that I caught this year required some acrobatics!
Cant get any better than that!
Nice apiary too.
Camera is a Sony 60 power zoom digital. Not sure on the model cause Im up north and cam is not with me. Paid $300 for it and bought a tripod for $40 and have been very happy with it other than the battery is already going to crap.
Thanks for comment on apiary. I built the fence in a big hurry last year. There are three more hive in the back right corner that you cant see. I will post a pic when I get home.
I doubt Ill get this luck again with timing and all. Wish I would have filmed the cloud of bees I was working in too. Oh well.