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Title: Gas tank hive
Post by: suprstakr on December 18, 2009, 02:39:08 pm

My job for spring (http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/751/pc1600061.th.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/pc1600061.jpg/)(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3889/pc160001u.th.jpg) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/pc160001u.jpg/)(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/9903/pc160002.th.jpg) (http://img134.imageshack.us/i/pc160002.jpg/)(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3363/pc160003.th.jpg) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/pc160003.jpg/)(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9782/pc160004vn.th.jpg) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/pc160004vn.jpg/)(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7881/pc160005.th.jpg) (http://img134.imageshack.us/i/pc160005.jpg/)

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: Shawn on December 18, 2009, 08:12:01 pm

Im guessing there is a hive in the gas tank that you are going to cut out. If so you would think the fumes would have kept the bees out.

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: suprstakr on December 18, 2009, 11:57:34 pm

If you look in picture #4 you'll see the bees . I'm going to trap them out and  keep a picture file to show success or failure . :-\

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: beee farmer on December 19, 2009, 12:06:02 am

Now thats what I call a bee truck!  think I saw that one in Anderson about 20 years ago.

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: Irwin on December 19, 2009, 12:17:25 am

Good luck stacker :-D

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: Robo on December 19, 2009, 09:12:11 am

You might have better success cutting them out.  Would be a heck of a lot less stressful on them.

(http://www.beesource.com/files/gastankhive2-300x249.jpg)(http://www.beesource.com/files/gastankhive3.jpg) (http://www.beesource.com/resources/elements-of-beekeeping/feral-bee-hives/feral-gas-tank-hive-caldwell/)

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: suprstakr on December 19, 2009, 02:36:27 pm

I wish the tank was rusted , but is 1/8 in thick and in good condition .

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: Robo on December 19, 2009, 03:35:28 pm

They don't make them like they use to..... :-D

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: suprstakr on December 30, 2009, 11:15:56 am

Maybe I could rent a set of hydraulic nippers. :-\

Title: Re: Gas tank hive
Post by: D Coates on January 06, 2010, 01:51:32 pm

Very cool.  After seeing those photos the first thing I thought of was "trap out"  Honestly,trap outs are pretty easy.  It'll take around 2 months, but it's nowhere near as labor intensive as a cut out.  You won't get the queen but you will have a nice fresh one in the hive you get from the trap out.  From your "slimmed" photo's there are SHB's in your neck of the woods.  I've not done a trap out with SHB's but I have been told if done in early spring they're no problem.