Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: joker1656 on August 25, 2009, 11:50:41 pm
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No cutout calls for awhile. Had one today. Old brick house with bees in the soffit. Owner said tha tthey had been there for 8-10 yrs. Hive was roughly 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6inches deep. Lotsa bees, several stings, and a screw up with my sweeper. Nearly cried when I opened it. Lots of dead bees. I was already afraid I swept the queen. Removal, other than the shakiness of a ladder or two, went well. Just a major foul on my part to have such a huge loss. Really makes me mad at me. Survived for years, and then a huge destructive force decimates them. Lots of brood comb and surviving bees, but not sure there are enough to build up. Gonna give em a day or two and probably combo. :oops:
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Some go good, some go bad. All you can do is your best, and hope for a good average. At least you did what you could.