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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: hardwood on May 18, 2011, 07:15:47 am

Title: Water meter bees
Post by: hardwood on May 18, 2011, 07:15:47 am
This one was quick and easy. Featuring Peggy's masterful camera work :-D (it's kinda like Blair witch).

<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kfaS0cgeVHA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Scott
Title: Re: Water meter bees
Post by: Geoff on May 18, 2011, 07:35:25 am
      Nice job Scott. Camera work still good Peggy, just keep them coming.
Title: Re: Water meter bees
Post by: VolunteerK9 on May 18, 2011, 09:07:42 am
I did a cut out of some water meter bees last year about that same size. When the person called me, I would have laid odds that they were yellow jackets coming out of the water meter cover. Thats why I dont buy into the whole 'swarm trap needs to be 15 feet in the air' rule anymore.

Nice, easy catch.
Title: Re: Water meter bees
Post by: hardwood on May 18, 2011, 09:19:57 am
This was the third removal from water meters that we've done in the past two weeks. We do removals for 3 different utilities commissions and get a ton of them every year.

The State's position is that these underground bees are Africanized and should be exterminated, but then again, the powers that be feel that external colonies on trees must be Africanized as well...go figure.

Scott
Title: Re: Water meter bees
Post by: JP on May 18, 2011, 12:27:03 pm
Looked like fun!


...JP
Title: Re: Water meter bees
Post by: AllenF on May 18, 2011, 11:35:13 pm
Talk about an itty bitty hive.   Don't leave a bee behind, they need every one.   Good to see some tape on the hole in the lid.  Very small hive.   Good video.
Title: Re: Water meter bees
Post by: schawee on May 19, 2011, 12:37:15 am
good job buddy