“Why do honeybees swarm?”

Healthy honeybee colonies are at their most virile time of life from March to June. They want to reproduce and make new colonies. If you are outside in the Spring, you might hear a roar like a plane engine and see a dark cloud of insects flying overhead, or see a cluster of honeybees hanging from a tree. This is a honeybee swarm, and it’s perfectly natural, wonderful, and fascinating. An…