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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: D Semple on May 04, 2011, 03:47:32 pm

Title: 2nd Swarm today Question
Post by: D Semple on May 04, 2011, 03:47:32 pm

This swarm too is one that got stuck out overnight on a rock wall. Cool windy day here in Kansas City.

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This is my set up

(http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj72/DSemple/Bees%202011/Christine%20C/c6eab4b5.jpg)
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I scooped maybe 3 Lbs. of them into the box that already has lemongrass oil in it, but the majority of the remaining bees are in the crevice between bolders and I can't get to them. It's been an hour and about half the bees are in the box, but the others are stuck between the rocks.

Should I give them more time?

Should I breakout the vacuum?

Should I tearout the rock wall to seperate the small bolder to hunt down the queen?

Thanks.    Don

Title: Re: 2nd Swarm today Question
Post by: iddee on May 04, 2011, 04:11:49 pm

Give them time.

Title: Re: 2nd Swarm today Question
Post by: hardwood on May 04, 2011, 08:00:23 pm

Bee quick :-D

Scott

Title: Re: 2nd Swarm today Question
Post by: hankdog1 on May 04, 2011, 08:03:37 pm

Quote from: hardwood on May 04, 2011, 08:00:23 pm

Bee quick :-D

Scott

What about bee go?   :-D

Title: Re: 2nd Swarm today Question
Post by: AllenF on May 04, 2011, 10:00:23 pm

Funny.

Title: Re: 2nd Swarm today Question
Post by: D Semple on May 05, 2011, 12:25:56 am

They marched in on their own eventually.

Thanks Iddee.

Don

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