Big Skyz
10-01-2013, 10:28 AM
We had a heckuva wind storm here last night. It blew over a number of trees, knocked out the power, and some phone lines for a while. One of the trees that blew over was in the city park next to my house. It is a very large cottonwood tree. The interesting thing is that it turned out to be mostly hollow. Inside the base of the trunk was a large bee hive. I've never seen anything like this before.
Behive up close.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive1_zps8f1ab577.jpg
Bee's clustered together. The wind was blowing so hard not a single bee was in the air. I think they were just holding on for dear life.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive2_zpsaa76c99a.jpg
Another close up of the bees in the part of the tree that was still standing.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive4_zpsad1cc927.jpg
The part of the tree that remained standing.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive5_zps88f1e768.jpg
Here is a photo of me next to the fallen tree just to give a size perspective to how really big this tree/hive was. I always find nature interesting but between the forces of nature (wind) and the beehive it was a most interesting evening around here yesterday. Never seen anything like this behive before.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Troy_zps85eb6213.jpg
Behive up close.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive1_zps8f1ab577.jpg
Bee's clustered together. The wind was blowing so hard not a single bee was in the air. I think they were just holding on for dear life.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive2_zpsaa76c99a.jpg
Another close up of the bees in the part of the tree that was still standing.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive4_zpsad1cc927.jpg
The part of the tree that remained standing.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Beehive5_zps88f1e768.jpg
Here is a photo of me next to the fallen tree just to give a size perspective to how really big this tree/hive was. I always find nature interesting but between the forces of nature (wind) and the beehive it was a most interesting evening around here yesterday. Never seen anything like this behive before.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/Huntzz/New%20Pics/Troy_zps85eb6213.jpg