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A SWARM OF HONEYBEES
Unfortunately, as I tried to rise up from the ground, I missed my footing and had to
throw out my hands and arms catch my fall. The queen escaped and rose up into the air
like a helium balloon, but then, losing momentum, she fell back down to the ground,
where I was able to retrieve her again. I walked her back to the hive, where I lifted the
outer cover with my elbow and pushed the inner cover off to the side with my knee. I
placed the queen back into the hive, where I hoped she would remain. After replacing
bothcovers,Iwaitedandwatched.Amazingly,withinjustafewminutes,therestofthe
honeybees slowly returned to their hive. It was incredible to watch. Before dusk, most
of the bees had come back to the hive. Little did I know that this was not the end of the
swarm.
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