I am heartened that these people were considerate enough to find the problem and resolve it without simply killing off the bees as a nuisance!!! WOW...good for them...thanks for sharing...

A honeybee swarm is usually not aggressive (unless the variety of bee is an aggressive one) the bees have carbo loaded b4 leaving with their new queen. I love honeybee culture. A bee keeper friend kept hives on my property, I use to suit up and help with the bees.
One time I heard them getting ready to swarm - a kind of low buzzy hum, as they flew en mass from the hive I quickly started banging on a metal can - you want to simulate thunder, rain is death to honeybees, so thunder means wetness and they will quickly seek a place to light on to protect the queen. After banging for a bit I ran back to the house and called my friend to bring a new box. He did and was able to gather them up from the hanging pine bough they had congregated on. It was 12 feet up but he had brought a ladder.

Thanks for this, I too love bees, if not for bees where would we be. Don't think enough people realise how important they are to the sustainability of life. What a wonderful person the car owner is.

Great site btw TY for posting it.

Most interesting. Thanks.

whole new meaning to follow the leader

I have a hive--obviously, I love bees, too. What's just amazing is that....this is all chemistry/pheromones.

very good...I like bees too...

The headline is a bit misleading. They were not trying to "rescue" the queen but following her to set up a new colony. That aside we should all love bees as without them we would be struggling to find much of our food.