Oklahoma Beekeepers Explain What To Do If You See A Bee Swarm
Oklahoma beekeepers are abuzz about bee swarm season and you might spot huge bundles of bees clumping onto tree branches. Beekeepers say, if you do see a swarm, there's no need to panic.
Muskogee beekeeper Chris James said despite their size, these clumps are mostly harmless.
"They look intimidating because there may be 10,000 bees right there," James said. "But usually, bees are pretty calm when they're actually swarming because they don't have a home, they don't have babies to protect."
The swarms form when a hive gets too crowded, so the queen and half the bees ditch their old hive and search for a new one. Sometimes they land in a clump where they might not be welcome.