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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: hardwood on December 07, 2011, 07:24:42 pm

Title: Strip mall bees
Post by: hardwood on December 07, 2011, 07:24:42 pm

This one was a rough one. We started it on Sunday and finished it on Monday.

The bees are a bit feisty and are still head butting in the bee yard. I'll give them a few weeks to calm down (I don't have to worry much about the drones mating with my stock right now) but if they're still hot I'll requeen!

Strip mall bees.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpfVBakgcnI#ws)

Scott

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: LoriMNnice on December 07, 2011, 07:56:37 pm

80's in December! The police are coming to get you for being a public nusiance LOL. Love it!! Thanks for another great video :)

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: AllenF on December 07, 2011, 08:53:24 pm

A sweet sticky day.    Good job finding that queen.   I would have bet they were hot from being queenless.    If they stay hot, pinch her fast.   Great video.

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: Kathyp on December 07, 2011, 10:52:49 pm

 X:X X:X

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: VolunteerK9 on December 08, 2011, 10:07:52 am

Heckuva job Scott!

Was a trapout out of the question?

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: hardwood on December 08, 2011, 10:17:53 am

The plaza owner wanted them GONE!! Even if a trap out could have been an option I wouldn't have tried it. The hive beetles would have made a mess of things and this is not only an hour drive for us but in a bad area of town. The voices you hear in the background (although I cut most of them out) are the homeless guys that gathered around. Needless to say we kept a pretty close eye on 'em.

I was packin' a .45 and my sweet little kel-tec 9mm just in case :-D

Scott

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: VolunteerK9 on December 08, 2011, 11:04:32 am

Quote from: hardwood on December 08, 2011, 10:17:53 am

I was packin' a .45 and my sweet little kel-tec 9mm just in case :-D

Scott

Lol. Never leave home without mine either.

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: Country Heart on December 09, 2011, 04:07:32 am

Always love your videos.  You must have quite a few hives by now   :)

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: Bee Busters on January 18, 2012, 12:52:32 pm

when you do a cutout like this do you also do the building repairs?

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: hardwood on January 18, 2012, 01:25:29 pm

We can do repairs (I'm a Certified Building Contractor too) but often the owners have a carpenter/maintenance person that will repair it for them at a better price.

Scott

Title: Re: Strip mall bees
Post by: Bee Busters on January 18, 2012, 01:41:20 pm

get you some signs printed that say "CAUTION!  BEES!"  that'll take care of the homeless problem in the area while you're doing the cutout