Remember with this game, the number of bees you have collected has no correlation on when the swarm will release – they just make it visually appear that way to try and suck players in.
It could be, technically, another thousand bees before you unleash the swarm. It could also be the next bee.
Play what you can afford, don’t up the stake solely based on bee count as it’s irrelevant. Good luck! 🙂