Yesterday in my quest to find a cache in each of the 88 counties of Ohio, I geocached at Mt. Gilead State Park in Morrow County (a nice park by the way). I was hiking a trail when I almost stepped on a small swarm of bees on the ground. I watched them for quite some time, trying to figure out what was going on. A couple of people came up on me on the trail and I stood guard, because I certainly didn't want them stomping the bees to death out of fear. The bees could have been feral but also might have swarmed from a managed colony. Interesting.
When is the last time you saw a wild honeybee in your yard? Feral bees are rare these days. In fact, it is believed that wild bees have almost died out.
Speaking of bees in the yard, I spotted one visiting my cat mint and another circling around the marigolds. I would have to assume these are my own pet bees!
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