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Offline Rex Smith

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Trap-Out from a tree - video
« on: March 28, 2012, 09:33:09 pm »
Here's video of my trapout from today.  The honeybees came in on Monday - and I got a voicemail from the homeowner about "5-7 bees coming out of my tree".  I wondered (to myself) - "Why is he calling me about 5-7 bees?!".  I called him back a little later - and now - I wish I'd been a little quicker on the return call.

As I pulled up to his house - the swarm was just arriving.  He's seen the scouts - and called me... thinking that he already had a colony of bees.  When I got there Monday - it was a tornado-storm of arriving bees.

Honeybee Trap-Out in Richardson, Texas

(Do I need to post an "initiation video" first? ha! )

Offline AllenF

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Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2012, 09:51:22 pm »
Good video there.   I was thinking that the nuc was a little high, but the bees were finding it.

Offline Rex Smith

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Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2012, 09:54:05 pm »
I don't disagree - but the spot where I had it sitting was a natural great place to set it & strap it into place.

Offline jmblakeney

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Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2012, 10:11:21 pm »
Great Video thanks for posting it.  I still need to do my initiation vid too. :-D
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Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2012, 10:55:18 pm »
good job hawk. as for the initiation video i can't wait for that :-D    JMBLAKENEY we all are still waiting on yours :-D        .....schawee
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Offline Rex Smith

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Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2012, 11:00:03 pm »
I'll see if I can do up a good initiation video this weekend.   ;)