The bee hives have recently been moved from their previous location to a spot quite close to my property. No agri-chemicals in this area, so the bee-man thought they would do better relocated. He lost most of his hives last winter -- of about six, I remember seeing early spring activity from only one or two hives.
He must have great confidence in the new location because now there are sixteen hives. They are directly on my path where Tip and I walk. I like bees and am not afraid of them but am reluctant to march through a dense crowd of bees flying to and from their hives. Consequently we detour around them. A slight inconvenience but I think that the array of hives beautifies the landscape and the perfume of the bee's wax when walking past makes it OK.
Another consequence is that the honey bee activity on my property has radically increased. Certain of my flowering plants have always attracted bumblebees, honey bees, and other pollinators. The bumble bees, which a few weeks ago were the main bee species in my garden, appear to have been displaced by the non-native honey bee.
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