About 2 years ago I captured a swarm of bees that had settled on a small shrub for the night. It was my first time and I thought I could scoop them up with my hands and put them in a box. They just flowed through my fingers like water. Early the next morning I went back and cut the shrub off under the swarm and put them in a “book bag” (backpack). I moved them to a homemade hive but they flew away 3 days later. I will tell you that putting your bare hands in a swarm of of bees is a “Mind Blowing” experience. 
nice! I’ve found those red torches to be strong pollinator attractors 
I have a wild honey bee tree on my property and they swarmed during the solar eclipse last Monday. 
That’s awesome!
That must have been so cool!!!
Bee trees are so neat. If it’s a large cavity it could have a big nest and may cast off smaller swarms later too!
Great pics! Thank you for sharing again 
Reminds me of a song I haven’t heard in a long, long time.
Xavier Rudd - “White Moth”
I’ve seen this 2 Bees tofay…
… They do look wierd, kinda.
Is there mites on the back of the upper one??
Yes, it looks like a heavy mite infestation. Enough to kill the bee 
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