My bees can't tell that it's no longer May ...

However, by careful selection over several years (I only hive the ones I can reach ) mine now never choose a site above shoulder-height ... just got one into a skep from a small, dead willow tree.

I can't really claim credit for them also choosing a dead tree, but it did enable me to remove a few awkward branches and twigs before dropping them into the skep. Distant thunder and rain threatening so it's probably time I hustled them into a hive.