when a beehive gets too full bees make
new Queens the surviving queen sets off
to find a new Hive and brings a swarm
with her so what should you do if you
see a swarm in DC you’re going to want
to call these guys the DC beekeepers
Alliance I met up with one of them in a
southeast DC backyard where swarm it
settled we have a WhatsApp group with
about 78 beekeepers on it when be swarm
they’re actually pretty calm they’re
really focused on finding their home
Dell rescued a swarm of around 30,000
bees in Union Market on Easter using his
bare hands nice work when I use my bare
hands it just keeps me more mindful of
being very gentle with them goes without
saying don’t try this yourself Dell has
been doing this for 15 years and still
got stung a few times during our day
together after a few attempts the bees
settled lower to the ground and Dell was
able to move them into his box success
we headed back to his apiary this roof
is absolutely buzzing that’s a beautiful
queen very prolific bee