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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: hardwood on October 22, 2011, 06:45:13 pm

Title: Monica's bees
Post by: hardwood on October 22, 2011, 06:45:13 pm

These bees were quite aggressive! The queen has been swimming in an alcohol bath now and a grafted queen cell will be added next Wed.

Monica's bees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF2vK6UX4As#)

Scott

Title: Re: Monica's bees
Post by: AllenF on October 22, 2011, 11:02:08 pm

I enjoyed that video.   I like the bullet hole entrance.  (guessing there)   And good work taking care of that hot queen.   

Title: Re: Monica's bees
Post by: schawee on October 23, 2011, 03:30:28 pm

nice job there scott and peg.scott do you give some hot hive  a chance once they are in the boxes.i would give them some time and most calm down.        ....schawee

Title: Re: Monica's bees
Post by: hardwood on October 23, 2011, 08:31:41 pm

Schawee, we normally will evaluate a queen for several months before we decide if she's truly "hot" or not but the history of aggressiveness with this colony goes way back. I'm afraid she got the axe.

Scott

Title: Re: Monica's bees
Post by: schawee on October 23, 2011, 11:17:25 pm

yeah,i know what you mean.