I was on a gov’t site and came across a ground nest. Typical black and white bumblebees but they weren’t the usual “nice” ones that don’t bother you. I would get close and they started swarming.
I told the pest guy about it and he laughed at me “Oh - those won’t bother you, but I’ll go check it out.”
I was still working, about 200 feet away now, when the bee guy came by. I pointed out the flagging I had placed around the hole. He drives over in his little cart and walks over to the hole to check it out.
Moments later he’s running and waving his arms and hat! I just had to think “I told you so”. He made it back to his cart, put on some netting and grabbed two cans of bug spray.
On his way back “Well that was the darndest thing!! I’ve never seen that before!”
I’m laughing out loud. I don’t why, but I think (non lethal) bee swarm stories are hilarious.