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Offline iddee

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Zoo giving away residents
« on: April 18, 2009, 10:09:56 pm »
Picked up a small swarm at the NC zoo tonight. About 2 1/2 lb. in a small pine tree 14 ft. up. 25 feet outside the grizzly bear habitat. Another 30 feet and they could keep them.  :shock:   :shock:   :shock:

One sting on top of head. "probably broke the stinger off on that rock".
Numerous bees stinging as they went down my shirt.
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Re: Zoo giving away residents
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2009, 11:03:18 pm »
how many swarm have you got thiis year, iddee

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Re: Zoo giving away residents
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2009, 11:18:58 pm »
Today was the first two I got to keep. All the others were caught for other beeks in their yard.
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Re: Zoo giving away residents
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 11:23:26 pm »
I have seen or heard about any swarm around Warren ,Arkansas yet but I am hoping that I can get a swarm this year

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Re: Zoo giving away residents
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2009, 04:08:36 am »
Picked up a small swarm at the NC zoo tonight. About 2 1/2 lb. in a small pine tree 14 ft. up. 25 feet outside the grizzly bear habitat. Another 30 feet and they could keep them.  :shock:   :shock:   :shock:

By my math, that would mean you'd be willing to go up to 4 feet 11 inches into grizzly bear habitat for the bees... which is about 5 feet further than I'd go.   :shock:

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Re: Zoo giving away residents
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2009, 09:13:15 am »
 :-P   :-P   :-P


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