Final update (hopefully) on the bee swarm. Yesterday they had left the tree and moved into my compost barrel.
After talking to the local bee wrangler this morning we were reassured that it would be safe to open up the barrel to hopefully persuade the bees to move out.

I did just that and found some comb but very few bees. It looks like they had already decided the barrel wasn't suitable. Likely it was too hot for them (it's 90 odd degrees out today).
I just hope they found somewhere safe and out of human's way for their new home!

#Bees #HoneyBees #HoneyComb

Looks like we'll be having a chat with https://www.instagram.com/beesandteas.apothecary at the Farmer's Market tomorrow! 🐝

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Bee swarm update.
They appear to have found a more permanent spot for their new hive!

...In my goddamn compost barrel! 🤬🤦‍♀️🫠
#Bees #HoneyBees

A quick video of the swarm. 🥰🐝

#Bees #HoneyBees

Um, soooo... Just watched this form in the honeysuckle in our backyard. 🐝🐝🐝🐝

#Bees #HoneyBees

I switched servers just under a week ago so I figured I should do a proper #Introduction post. I’ve been on Mastodon since 2017 but never actually written a proper intro!

My name’s Sally Monster (she/her) and I’m a British northerner who immigrated to Southern California a bit over a decade ago because I fell for guy named Viss on Flickr after he posted a photo of a #HalfLife HeadCrab he made out of bread!

I’m a bit of a #KitchenWitch at heart; sharing #Food with people I love gives me a sense of wellbeing. I believe wholeheartedly in BenGingi’s motto, “We are all bread.”

I’m happiest when I have soil under my finger nails, I have a favorite tree, I talk to birds, I chase creepy crawlies and I love growing weird and wonderful #Plants especially #CarnivorousPlants and #SpicyPeppers.

I’m into #Art, #Painting, #Drawing and #Photography and will post pictures often of the things that I love. I have all sorts of random collections and obsessions; #Dinosaurs, robins, #Radiohead, #Monsters, the colour green, #JurassicPark, #Cookbooks, #TheVentureBros, #Ghost, #GothicHorror, #FolkTales, cassowaries …you get the picture.

I love it here on Mastodon. I have met so many amazing people here and I am so grateful for this community. Sending love and hugs out to all of you. 💚 🧡