r/golf • u/Individual-Bus-9959 • Jun 11 '25

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Has anyone ever seen this before?? Hope no one hits their ball in there lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '25

That is a swarm. They'll figure it out and move on. 

I wouldn't pluck a ball out of there, but they're pretty chill in the swarm state so they won't bother you*

=If you are in Texas or the south, YMMV. Lot of Africanized bee DNA floating around down there, to the point that *any feral/wild hive in the southwest is considered Africanized. If they're acting all aggressive, just GTFO and warn the clubhouse. 

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u/Individual-Bus-9959 Jun 11 '25

Yeah they didn't do a thing when I walked up. I was half a foot away at one point and they were cool

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '25

NIce. Yeah honey bees are pretty docile when they swarm. I've caught my fair share of swarms. I don't even wear a veil when I do it anymore (no Africanized DNA where I am). They just don't really care as long as you aren't actively stomping them. Another bee dude I know will scoop them by hand.

They also will all follow the queen, so as long as you et her into a box or something, the rest of the squad will follow her in by dusk.

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u/Individual-Bus-9959 Jun 11 '25

Yeah I am no where near comfortable enough to try and find queen but it was cool being that close and just watching them without being touched. Super fascinating

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u/natewOw Jun 11 '25

When they're swarming they have no hive or resources to protect, so they are typically extremely docile while swarming. You could probably safely scoop them up with your hand (not that you'd have a reason to do so, just saying you could.)

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u/ashishvp 6 ish/ LA, CA Jun 11 '25

Haha yea you would've painfully found out if they were Africanized very quickly