I was startled to read a review copy of a new book that gave a detailed description of an eagle's nest location.
Cassandra, please keep available a current display of nest locations as they are reported.
Once a bee has finished with a nest, she plugs the entrance to the tube, and then may seek out another nest location.
"You mapped the nest locations and noticed a pattern?"
The preferred nest location is usually high in a pine tree but feeding opportunities determine the location chosen.
The female is then responsible for choosing a nest location, generally on a low, small horizontal branch in a protected area.
This vibration signal causes the swarm to take off and fly to the new nest location.
The nest location is usually in dense grass.
There, they cluster about the queen and send 20 -50 scout bees out to find a suitable new nest locations.
The female has the final say on nest location.