BUSY BEES — Sandia’s ecology team was called in to capture this swarm outside of a building on the northwest side of Sandia’s Albuquerque campus on June 10. (Photo by Craig Fritz)
GOT ‘EM — Evan Fahy, left, and Matt Baumann empty the captured swarm into a bin for relocation after removing the swarm from the tree. (Photo by David Lienemann)
SAVING THE BEES — Matt, left, and Evan use a capture bag to remove the queen bee and her swarm. Matt said it took a few tries but they were able to successfully capture the swarm. “Bee swarms are a natural phenomenon and happen when another hives gets too crowded prompting the queen bee to leave that hive to start a new colony. Our task here was to safely remove the swarm and relocate them so they don’t pose a risk to members of our workforce,” Matt said. (Photo by David Lienemann)
