CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Honey bees can be startling, whether they are alone or in a swarm, but Brian Fahey, the board director of the Charleston Area Beekeepers Association, says not to ...

The queens leave the hives with more than half of the bees and typically find local low-lying branches, creating swarms. "What we want to do is try to catch them so we can care for them, and ...

“Thousands of bees decided to camp out in the Hillsboro bullpen.” The beekeeper was able to move the hive into a cardboard box and remove it from the bullpen.

"They were very calm going into the hive," Mortimer said, "which is a sign the queen was fine and made the trip successfully." By 3:45 p.m., downtown Ridgewood was bee-free.

There can be between 10,000 and 40,000 bees in a swarm, but Blackburn isn’t afraid of handling them — as long as he does it with care. He’s been known to scoop bees by hand into a hive box.