Remember a couple of days ago when I wrote about bees? Well, I was worried someone else might discover those honey bees and, through good intentions, accidentally manage to injure said bees. So I decided to consult an expert.
I headed over to a local farmers’ market and spoke with the honey guy. He told me those bees would most likely migrate south as soon as the cold air arrives. (As it’s been over 100 degrees for the last week, winter seems like a myth. But hey, it’s bound to show its face – eventually.) The honey guy said – and get this – as the bees head out of town, the hive will actually shrink and contract in on itself! He didn’t think it would disappear completely, though, and went on to say that as winter wanes, another batch of bees will move into the tiny, shrunken hive and it will then begin to grow in size again. Bees! Who knew?
Anyhoo, the honey guy advised me to just let the bees be. He said that if they’re not hurting anyone, those bees are doing a greater good in the environment and should be ignored. Well, as best I can tell, no one is being harmed by the bees, so I plan to keep their existence to myself. For now.
If anything crazy happens, I suppose I’ll change my mind. And I’ll let you know. In the meantime, there are some bees in L.A. And they’re healthy and (hopefully) happy. We need all the honey bees we can get.