Mind your Beeswax!

The two hives on the fifth floor terrace spit out not one, but two swarms into the toppiaries that hang over the valet drive that goes into basement parking decks. Chef Robert, Jack Vaiden (HR Manager, right!) and I managed to wrangle them into two vacant hives from the winter. Thanks to Rachel Owh for the photos.

The larger of the two is just there above Chef's hand.

The first thought was to clip the branch, but it proved to be too large and had to be pulled back and down until it snapped.

The swarm and queen are being shaken into the waiting container. They have been doused with simple syrup to make them a bit less aggressive.

Who said that pastry chefs are...

Once the swarm is deposited, the brood hanging out on the porch.

We did this twice, with the second being a much longer and more precarious reach over a straight drop of about 100 feet onto concrete.