Giant Swarm of African Killer Bees!

Last weekend I was out working in my vast garden and had to interrupt my progress to fetch a tool from The Frau's potting shed.

Rummaging-about the old pump house - now potting shed - I heard a rumble of buzzing. 

My first thought was that there was another nest of hornets above.  Between the ceiling and the roof.  Better fetch the hornet bomb - I was thinking.

It grew louder!

Exiting the shed I was startled to see a humongous swarm of thousands of honey bees milling about the apple tree.

They moved to the shed.

From there to above the shed.

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And vanished to the east.

Amazing!

*I was kidding about the killer bees.  These were honey bees.