The Metal Files

I love bees.  Always have.  They are incredible machines of nature.

Today outside my office a swarm of honey bees came in and found refuge on a little magnolia tree.  They were awesome.  I put my hand in the wad of bees that were surrounding the queen and they didn’t get aggravated at all.  Crawled on my fingers for a few seconds then flew right back to the coven.  It was really cool.  Had to be at least 1000 or more.

Here are 2 shots taken about 2 hours apart.

I wish them the best in their search.  Bee populations have dwindled dramatically in recent years.  Hope this turns around.

Picture 1

Picture 2