Ouch, Bob!

Fortunately I already had a GP appointment today for something else, so I will show her my thumb....it's red, swollen and quite sore. It's quite a handy thing, that thumb, and I would like to keep it.

It's been interesting, I have never seen a swarm before. The first beekeeper I rang got in touch with me yesterday (she was away when I rang) - she said the beekeeper who came should have left the box for a whole day, and removed it at night when the bees are quiet and had all gone in the box. Now we are left with a large number still on the tree who will die because they have been left behind, they don't have a hive any more so can't be relocated. Meanwhile, going into our front yard is a fraught exercise.

Cheers
JennieG