Swarm of Bees!

We had a swarm of bees come visit us last week!  This is the third year in a row that we have seen a swarm of bees in our yard.  The first time, it was during a birthday party in our backyard.  You should have seen those kids run!!  This time, they were out front, and this time, they gathered on our tree branch!  We watched from the safety of our front room, looking through the window.  In just a few minutes, most of  the bees were piled on top of one another.  We had a little science lesson and learned that the bees were moving to a new hive due to overcrowding of their previous hive.  I didn't know if they would make their new hive somewhere in our house or tree, but was hoping the stay was temporary.  It was.  They left in just a couple of hours, almost unnoticed.  Whew!  It was exciting, though.