A few days ago, our neighbour, Phillipe, pointed out that a new colony of bees had established themselves behind the shutter of our friend Liz's house. While Liz was in residence a week ago, a swarm had been removed from a tree in her garden, by Chris Luck, a local apiculturist, so this new swarm also needed a new home. Unfortunately , Chris was very busy and was unable to come for a few days, but today he arrived to deal with the problem.
The bees were well established between the shutter and the window, and a clear view could be seen from inside the room. The bees had already made a lot of comb in flat plates between the two surfaces, you can see the edges of the combs in the pic on the left. Chris climbed the step-ladder and opened the window, exposing the colony. I was poised for a strategic withdrawal but in fact few bees entered the room.
Chris was then able to push open the window. Some of the comb stuck to the pane and broke, which did not please the insects, however, most flew outside.
From outside, the combs could be clearly seen. Chris was putting them in a new hive inside the room, but as they were somewhat disturbed and he had the protective suit, I decided to leave him to it and return home for tea.
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