Local beekeeper shares advice on dealing with bee swarms

‘Honeybees are the ones who pollinate and transfer pollen from each flower to another.
COURTESY PHOTO | LUCY MCCARVILLE A bee colony had completely taken over this water heater cavity -- a situation that prompted Lucy McCarville to become a bee relocator. She now has five established hives she is managing after she acquired them through removal.
COURTESY PHOTO | LUCY MCCARVILLE A bee colony had completely taken over this water heater cavity -- a situation that prompted Lucy McCarville to become a bee relocator. She now has five established hives she is managing after she acquired them through removal.

As spring turns to summer, it isn’t uncommon to find honeybee clusters hanging from trees, fence posts and house eaves. Bees frequently establish colonies in old oak trees, barns, water tanks or hollow fencing posts.

Honeybees are an important part of the natural landscape, and they also are valuable to the Texas economy. According to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the state’s beekee…