Healthy Bees Swarm

From Arizona Central comes good and bad news about bees.

The good news is Arizona bees are healthy.  The bad news is they get mad.

Because Arizona's feral bee population is Africanized the chances are good that swarming bees are of that aggressive variety. "If they find a nest site in the wall of your house or carport overhang, they will be defensive. That nest needs to be removed professionally"

Attacking bees have injured on average three people in Tucson each of the past three years, and have killed three people in rural areas of southeastern Arizona.

But while swarming bees may inconvenience or even endanger humans, it is good for the species, (US Ag bee researcher) BDeGrandi-Hoffman said.  Arizona, as opposed to other parts of the country, has not been affected by a disorder killing off huge numbers of bees. "Only very healthy colonies swarm, and the fact we see swarming bodes well for the health of the colonies."

Experts say run like hell.