Curtis Crowell wrote: "By following the swarm on the ground, and making a
lot of noise (banging pots,or whatever) the beekeeper could maintain
ownership and recover the swarm once it did land."

It is interesting how traditions, folklore, etc. change over time, and/or
differ in different regions of the country, etc. I did some interviews with
my great aunt before she died a couple of years ago, and recorded some of
her childhood memories growing up in Middle Tennessee (Cheatham County)
after the turn of the century. She talked about remembering as a little girl
someone coming down the road yelling, "There a swarm coming!" and that they
all went out on the porch and started banging pans - to keep the swarm away!

John Scott

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