This is how the swarm of bees from the Tölzer Marktstraße feel
Created: 06/09/2022, 15:43
By: Elena Royer
The bees gathered at a bistro table.
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Last week, a swarm of bees on Marktstraße caused a stir.
How the insects are doing now and where they have found a new home.
Bad Tölz – Passers-by in the Tölzer Marktstraße were treated to an unusual sight last Thursday.
As reported, a swarm of bees had settled on the furniture of a restaurant.
The beekeeper Martin Burger was called to the scene.
The Tölzer was able to capture the swarm.
He tells the courier about the campaign and where the bees are now.
There were even two swarms of bees
"I was notified via the fire brigade," says Burger.
"The bees had formed a cluster on the table." In the end there were even two swarms, reports the beekeeper.
"One big and one small." Burger then took what they called a swarm box and began shaking the bee cluster into it.
"But you couldn't shake the little one because it was hanging between the chairs."
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The first beekeeper to catch a swarm gets to keep it
For example, if a swarm of bees were hanging on a branch, the beekeeper would saw off the branch so that he could shake the bees off over the swarm trap box, explains Burger.
"I then waited until the evening until all the bees had gathered in the box.
Because some are still flying around and are looking for a better place to live.” The beekeeper was then able to take the bees with him.
"The first beekeeper who catches a swarm of bees that has escaped also owns the bees," explains Burger.
"That's the legal situation."
Action went smoothly across the stage
Overall, the capture of the swarm in the middle of Marktstrasse went smoothly.
"The city cordoned off the area.
Some didn't even notice that there was a swarm of bees here," says Burger.
"Some were distracted by their mobile phones and were quite shocked when they noticed it." But others also looked over the shoulder of the beekeeper while he was working.
"You can tell people are interested in it," states Burger, who has been a beekeeper for 15 years.
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That's how the bees are now
And how are the bees now?
“They are fine,” reports the beekeeper.
“They are currently being treated against the Varroa mite.
They are very busy and are building their combs.”
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