Hey There, Honey

Corbie smiled at her. "I'm glad I was here to help you when you needed it." She glanced around, pleased at their work. They'd gotten almost all the bees into the box, though their work had disturbed some enough to be buzzing around in the air around them. Few of those disturbed hadn't already landed in the box to be close to the queen with the rest of the swarm. "This is enough of them," she said decisively. "The others might follow you back, or they might not, but the queen has enough to build a very healthy hive." She gave herself a shake. "I'll go pay a bird to bring a message to Tam. He'll arrange for the hive box to be sent here for you. Once you get it you need to set it up someplace safe from predators that doesn't get TOO hot during the day, then tap the swarm into it and close it up so they just use the entrance. You might give them some sugar, maybe crystallized maple syrup or some old honey you already have, so they decide it's a good place to stay. Then you just let them do their thing." Bees were pretty self-sufficient as far as livestock went. "If you need anything please don't hesitate to come find me or send a message. Anyone in Sweetgrass Basin will probably know where to find us, it's rather hard to hide a flock of sheep and a bunch of bee hives in a grass bowl." She placed a paw encouragingly on Aryn's shoulder before turning away. "I'm going to get that message sent so you get the box as soon as possible. I hope I see you again, Aryn. There aren't many who are so interested in talking livestock as I am." Flashing her a grin over her shoulder, Corbie trotted off in search of an obliging bird.

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