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Honey Bees?? - Apis mellifera

Honey Bees?? - Apis mellifera
Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, USA
August 15, 2010
Not only do I have huge spiders in my house and armies of ants, now I seem to have attracted a swarm of bees in my front yard. Why are they hanging on a bush only three feet off the ground by the side of my driveway???

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Moved from ID Request.

Swarming, I suppose.
This is probably a group of workers and a queen, just hanging out until their scouts find them a new place to live. They shouldn't be there for too long, and honeybees are generally fairly docile while in swarming mode, so there should be no reason for concern.

Others more knowledgeable will probably be able to tell you more.

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Yes.
They are swarming--they are looking for a place to set up a nest, and have decided to settle at your house for the time being. You should probably contact a beekeeper or pest control expert to deal with these.

I envy those of you who live in Florida--it's critter heaven, what with things like gators, roaches the size of gators, pythons, huge spiders, armies of ants, etc., etc.

 
Roaches the size of gators?
Okay now you're just scaring me. I'm oringinally from Maine and as you might imagine there aren't many bugs up there - just Moose the size of moose. haha

 
Okay, so I was exaggerating.
But Florida roaches do get pretty big, for roaches. I don't think there are any wild animals in Florida that get as large as moose, however.

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