beez

We came home from mini-vacay and found these in our drive way. 

I found out from one of my bee-expert uncles that this was a swarm of bees, not a hive. It had been super cold in Arizona. This swarm didn't have a hive to go to so they died. Every single one of them. 

I must admit that I had some sick nightmares about sweeping the bees into the garbage, them thawing out, and then a swarm of bees coming out of my garbage can and stinging us! I made the husband clean the up.