Badly's photos with the keyword: hive

Mr B shakes the swarm into his skep

Mr B shakes the swarm into his skep

Badly
09 Sep 2006 95
Swarm 8

Swarm 8

Badly
09 Sep 2006 121
A puff of smoke calms the stragglers and persuades them into the skep.
The bees go marching in

The bees go marching in

Badly
09 Sep 2006 121
Once the queen is in the skep, the others follow.
Swarm 1

Swarm 1

Badly
09 Sep 2006 115
Several thousand bees decided that our hive wasn't big enough. This photo was taken when it was safe to go near, and they'd started to coalesce in the plum tree.