Bee-listers,
 
I went out this weekend to check on my 5 hives.  Lots of activity.
 
While I was meditating and watching all this activity, I started to look
around the neighboring trees to check for swarms.  Lo and behold, I noticed
some activity about 20 feet in front of my hives.  Nice swarm resting on an
oak stump.  I grabbed a brood chamber and hived my first swarm this season.
Even got a chance to find the queen and coax her into the hive.
 
Just so happens that my neighbor has been asking me to put a hive on her 3
acres to help pollinate her trees (and the neighbor's also).  Seems she has
become aware of the lack of bees in her yard.  Needless to say, she was
very happy when I showed up with this swarm.
 
It is a good feeling to be a pollinator in a small scale operation.
 
It promises to be a good season in Santa Barbara, CA.
 
Paul Cronshaw DC
Cyberchiro and Hobby Beekeeper