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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: blanc on December 27, 2012, 10:27:36 am

Title: December 26th removal
Post by: blanc on December 27, 2012, 10:27:36 am

This is a shed that roofers took some stings trying to replace some rotten plywood. Bees had to go and I hated to do the removal with 50 degree temps but it went well and filled five frames with brood and pollen and thirteen others with capped honey. Hive was foot and a half x three ft x five and a half deep.They were semi nice bees.

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Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: Bees In Miami on December 27, 2012, 04:39:11 pm

Semi nice bees.....Is that like being semi pregnant??   :lau:   How many stings did you take?   Those bees were there for a bit!  Thanks for the pics....nice job! 

Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: blanc on December 27, 2012, 05:31:22 pm

They were nice enough not to attack every time I took a breath as some I encountered  :-D No stings this round and took about 4 hours to get em out.

Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: divemaster1963 on December 27, 2012, 09:30:16 pm

Quote from: blanc on December 27, 2012, 05:31:22 pm

They were nice enough not to attack every time I took a breath as some I encountered  :-D No stings this round and took about 4 hours to get em out.

What no beesting therapy? I can't wait till spring to get stung and get the juicies flowwing in my hurting arm and shoulder. :-D

Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: blanc on December 28, 2012, 10:46:42 am

Didn't see the queen yet but there is a strong floral sent coming from the hive and all the bees went in except for a fistful that froze the other night. Brought em to the bee yard last night they are doing orientation flight right now.

Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: JP on December 28, 2012, 11:05:25 am

Blanc when it warms past 45 F I would strongly encourage warm liquid feed. This hive is going to be stressed and likely will not have the energy to uncap any honey. As it warms feed them up good.

Hope they survive for you!


...JP

Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: blanc on December 28, 2012, 05:58:53 pm

Thanks for the advice JP and will feed em! It was get em or they would killem kinda thing so I got em. Made a few bucks in the process but elderly lady on fixed income so more or less to cover gas and exspences and rebuild hives I lost for Issac

Title: Re: December 26th removal
Post by: wadehump on January 01, 2013, 05:14:23 pm

Thanks for the pix and the fix come on spring