I haven't seen my hives in two weeks so imagine the surprise when I checked them and on my way back to the house I see a swarm in a nearby tree! Normally you reverse your hive bodies to ensure the bees think they have plenty of space and they don't swarm. I guess I missed something.
Capturing the swarm is relatively easy, just climb a ladder and shake them into the box. Then dump the box of bees into a hive.
Photos to follow:
![honey bee swarm in tree](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxb7jy-Y7_VfQuMcqKSdV-4wbDJv6yMRj5N5UelwWYUQ8hFSb6ael5OM2aZiuUiLRuKobKRxyFG6CixN1SUvmWhbAvfR_YjQpzddOK8ztuULlugITfKxOZNYDgUOosv0lG0-12g/s320/P1010086.JPG)
![honey bee swarm in tree](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW1f2tjlmDjJyGlmcXVeuDdPAME8AVDKZ3FG1O6nDa_nPFxyZBYHntIftbqr_5sHhDx-NIuZNfi-8hG5SLZVktiApufK0mWImIqWZwe2Nu05PrNoRiNN3ewuA2RiR04Vpv7-vCQ/s320/P1010087.JPG)
![rob deichert collecting swarm of honey bees](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv73D3TpiykoA7M9E9zfwDJRfg860ygNHWKuMMNZa3rdKsdWwKcVJ4zsvdPTu7FW3nFSZ1eoCRsSzdfZmhuyBfw0J83Pa4qb_DQj3vwoKcXhvJsRenEsY1k8aZZ8Og1szOcuk3Fg/s320/P1010088.JPG)