My daughter majored in entomology. This is her answer.
It's wax comb from honey bees. She had a honey bee swarm hang out in the tree long enough to start building comb, while they looked for a better spot.
Found this on the web: "If the bees don’t find a new nesting location, they may begin producing beeswax and forming combs at the spot where the cluster formed, such as a tree limb, the overhang of a house, or another unusual place. These “exposed comb” colonies may exist until fall (or year-round in warm-winter areas), but robbing bees, hungry birds, and inclement weather usually put an end to these colonies and their combs." (http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74159.html)
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It looks like some sort of Bees nest, maybe an old one where the outer papery layers have worn away.
My daughter majored in entomology. This is her answer.
It's wax comb from honey bees. She had a honey bee swarm hang out in the tree long enough to start building comb, while they looked for a better spot.
Found this on the web:
"If the bees don’t find a new nesting location, they may begin producing beeswax and forming combs at the spot where the cluster formed, such as a tree limb, the overhang of a house, or another unusual place. These “exposed comb” colonies may exist until fall (or year-round in warm-winter areas), but robbing bees, hungry birds, and inclement weather usually put an end to these colonies and their combs." (http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74159.html)
very interesting. please let us know if you ever find out what it is
Big vespiary, I think. Very dangerous, don't touch it, please.
A temporary hive for bees on the move. See: https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-is-easily-one-of-the-weirdest-bee-hives-weve-ever-1717985353
So many interesting comments. I have no idea!
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