Asa here. While Mom and I are continuing our countdown to Bon Jovi’s new album on Friday, Chuck Billy insisted that we continue with our usual Tuesday theme of sharing interesting facts. So I compromised. Back in the spring of 2018, Chuck Billy wrote a long post explaining in precise details why Honey Bees swarm. BORING! So I deleted his post. Instead I explained this phenomenon with my parody of Bon Jovi’s first hit song, “Runaway.” Personally, I think my version is better. Perhaps next time I’m on stage with Jon Bon Jovi he’ll let me sing, “The Hive’s Gonna Swarm Today!”
In the hives where they live Bees talk about their social lives
They’re made of pollen, nectar, and combs, and ruled by a Queen inside
All their life all they asked when’s the Queen gonna talk to them
But she was living in a crowded hive trying to get her message through
No one heard a single buzz she said
They couldn’t see her in her hive, what was buzzing round her head
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today
Bees are expanding fast
They knew they couldn’t stay
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today!
A different hive somewhere near is guaranteed to give more room
I see Bees out in the woods searching for a bigger place
Now the Queen waits inside ’cause there’s nothing left that she can do
There’s only Nurse Bees left in the hive there to look after her
You know that the Bees like fields and flowers on the quiet side
The Queen don’t really mind, it’s a new hive she hopes they find
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today
Bees are expanding fast
They knew they couldn’t stay
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today!
No one heard a single buzz she said
They couldn’t see her in her hive, what was buzzing round her head
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today
Bees are expanding fast
They knew they couldn’t stay
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today!
The Bees found a new hive
The Queen is heading there to stay
Ooh, the hive’s gonna swarm today!
