Swarm removed from a car roof

[rayb]

I saw a news report of a swarm that landed on a car in Louisiana. They covered a fairly large area of the car roof. The bee keeper said he just found the queen, put her in a box and the rest followed.

My question for those of you who might know....If you were to look for the queen in a situation like this, would she be in the biggest "lump" or most active area or what?

Just in case we get a call like this (or wall, picnic table, etc.)

Thanks, Ray

[Robo]

Not that I have a lot of experience finding queens in swarms,  I usually just suck them all up with a bee vac.  But the ones I have found where usually close to the top of the swarm near whatever it was hanging from.

[JP]

I saw a news report of a swarm that landed on a car in Louisiana. They covered a fairly large area of the car roof. The bee keeper said he just found the queen, put her in a box and the rest followed.

My question for those of you who might know....If you were to look for the queen in a situation like this, would she be in the biggest "lump" or most active area or what?

Just in case we get a call like this (or wall, picnic table, etc.)

Thanks, Ray

If they're spread out some yes, she's usually in the largest clump of bees.


...JP

[rayb]

Thanks,

So far have only had the "hanging from branch "swarm type. I have a bee vacuum ready to go and figured she would be in the biggest lump. Come on swarms.....just not mine please!!!!

Thanks, Ray