Why do bees swarm?
At around lunchtime, there was a sudden swarm of bees around one of the teachers; Mr Marsh's science room. Out in the garden, just outside of his room, was a large swarm of bees, where there was a hive down on a rosebush.
Overcrowding and blockage in the nest are factors which make colonies vulnerable to swarm. The presence of an old queen and a mild winter also give to the growth of the swarming instinct, or the start of spring.
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