Bees waiting to hear from their scouts

Thousands of bees are protecting the queen, while others (scouts) are looking for a place to settle. They fly off and on with information about possible spot. They inform the group about their finds by zooming, humming and buzzing high and low, and also with movements, up and down.

The Queen and her bees, looking for a good place to nest.

First, they came swarming in. Looking for a suitable place to build a nest.

The next day we saw them clustering together. Too close to our house for comfort.

45000 bees protecting the Queen.
A large group of bees flew away, this morning. We expect them to be back this afternoon. That is when the bee-keeper will be there too. The bees that stayed on the nest are busy as bees, doing a great job; whatever that is.

An even larger group hang out in a small tree April 2013