Swarms make wax. It's a good sign, they are fuelled with honey to spare.
You will probably find a tiny comb in the collection box when you open it.
Good photos!
Paul
On Thu, 8 Jul 2021 at 15:04, Stefanie Taeumer <stefanietaeumer@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thank you Paul and Juli for your ideas! I managed to get hold of my
friend Pete who helped me. We got most of the bees in the box now, brushing
them gently in. I am now waiting for them to settle, and for the stragglers
to leave the fence post (they had arrived at around 5pm yesterday, and
there was already a bit of wax on the fence, why would they do that when it
is so obviously not their permanent new home?). The garden owner was very
nice and understanding and is happy for me to go back at around dusk today
to pick them up. Great experience today!
