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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: duck on May 11, 2012, 09:41:54 pm

Title: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: duck on May 11, 2012, 09:41:54 pm

check it out, pull up to the beemergency, and the swarm jumps off the tree and starts moving into my truck, threw a box on there and they start coming on over. wild.  took till dark for them to move in.

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/photobucket-15203-1336783251351.jpg)

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/photobucket-15121-1336783179709.jpg)

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/photobucket-6090-1336783212672.jpg)

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: AllenF on May 11, 2012, 09:46:14 pm

Is that were you spilled that lemongrass oil?   :-D

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: gardeningfireman on May 11, 2012, 09:47:06 pm

that is TOO cool!

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: cdanderson on May 11, 2012, 10:28:07 pm

Nothing this good ever happens to me...LOL

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: howardaj31 on May 12, 2012, 02:17:35 am

Too smooth!

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: Country Heart on May 12, 2012, 02:25:08 am

Nice.  Looks like your truck is a bee magnet.   :bee:

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: duck on May 12, 2012, 10:41:17 am

i did have the oil in a ziploc back there, and the rubber bedmat is coated with spilt syrup. hahah

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: deknow on May 12, 2012, 10:53:20 am

...if you ever go fishing, make sure to rent the big boat!

deknow

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: Rex Smith on May 12, 2012, 12:37:53 pm

That's a good sized swarm!  Any idea as to how many pounds it is?

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: Kathyp on May 12, 2012, 01:11:07 pm

Quote

if you ever go fishing, make sure to rent the big boat!

does he have to spill worm guts on the boat for it to work??   :evil:

nice one.  never so lucky as to have that happen!!

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: David McLeod on May 12, 2012, 01:19:54 pm

Did someone call for a taxi?

Why fly when you can ride.

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: Jim134 on May 12, 2012, 02:07:21 pm

Quote from: David McLeod on May 12, 2012, 01:19:54 pm

Did someone call for a taxi?

Why fly when you can ride.

 :lau: :lau: :lau:


    BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: duck on May 12, 2012, 02:25:19 pm

heh, speakin of fishin,  i was a coastal fisheries biologist, until the TPWD budget cuts..

here I am at work.

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/Workin.jpg)

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/P7170198.jpg)

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: montauk170 on May 15, 2012, 03:58:04 pm

Too easy! :) Did you find the queen?

I had it happen to me once but it was a queenless swarm. The scent from my truck and old bee boxes attracted them.
Maybe I shouldn't leave my lemongrass oil in my cupholder.  :-D

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: duck on May 16, 2012, 11:04:33 pm

i havent even looked in there for her, been way too busy.. I am "taking off from bees" maybe friday to do inspections, and catch up on building.

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: Javin on May 21, 2012, 03:30:22 pm

LMAO!

Did you just stand there like "Yep... That's how I do it."

I bet the people who called you were amazed at your bee whispering powers.

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: simmonds on May 29, 2012, 12:16:17 pm

Quote from: Javin on May 21, 2012, 03:30:22 pm

LMAO!

Did you just stand there like "Yep... That's how I do it."

I bet the people who called you were amazed at your bee whispering powers.

 :-D

Title: Re: swarm jumped on my truck
Post by: oregonbeeman on May 31, 2012, 12:39:26 am

That's cool.