In recent weeks, hundreds and thousands of bees buzzed over Midtown Manhattan, grouped around the light poles, and even held the scaffolding of sidewalks. Despite what such swarms can look like “fascinating and frightening”, experts say they are usually not dangerous.
More posts and videos of social media have captured “biblical” swarms this week. “It is a fascinating and scary experience,” Nick said, the chief beekeeper at the non -profit university of NYC, quoted New York Post.
He further described the incidents as: “You are standing there, and in a tornado flying via Midtown Manhattan.
A student of the University of New York, who works in this area, reportedly made a video showing how passers -by try to go through the swarm of bees and traffic on the 47th street and Sixth Avenue.
Why are the bees swarm now?
It’s “Bee Season”.
More than 200 bee species live in New York, often hiding in buildings, rotting wood and green spaces. In the summer swarms peaks when bees searched for food and new shelter.
In addition, a colony of thousands of bees can form a swarm when it is time to leave your hive and create a new one. In this process, bee swarms may land on a “stationary object”.
“There are swarms when bees need more space to expand and basically want to create a new colony,” said Siri Chillara, chemical engineer and urban beekeeper, report.
However, Nick claims that bees do not set a new home on bikes or traffic lights, New York Pots said that work bees are just “hanging and waiting for other instructions”, while bees are actively looking for more hospitable stains for permanent hive.
“Very regular behavior”
Nick Hoefly, a certified champion beekeeper and the director of the New York Bee Club administration, said The Post that swarms behavior is “very regular” for bees.
He noted that Midtown’s swarms were easy to see due to lack of greenery.
He also explained that the increase to Manhattan’s company roof rates also led to a density in bees, which is “slightly higher” than what Midtown can handle.
“As an urban beekeeper, we are part of our responsibility to prevent swarms,” he said. “It is healthy to make the bee, but in the urban environment we try to prevent it,” he added.
Is bee swarm dangerous? “It looks scary”
Chillara said that swarms like those who have seen the city since the late are the bees “which do not necessarily have to be violent or aggressive because they do not have a hive for protection”.
He also claimed that bee swarms are not dangerous and bees are “extremely obedient” when they are in swarms because they protect children, food or shelter.
“It looks scary, but you could literally stand in the middle,” he said – if of course you are not allergic.
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