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Offline lenape13

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One Last Hurrah?
« on: October 20, 2010, 10:23:10 am »
Got a call yesterday about bees in an attic.  I asked the homeowner if the bees could stay until spring to increase their chance of survival and he told me the bees must go now.  Either I come and get them or he's spraying as his wife is getting repeated stung in the house.  I figure that with me at least they have a chance.  I'm already nursing two hives through the winter, so what's one more, right?  :-D  The girls just moved in this year, so I'm hoping it's not going to be too bad of a job.  At least I won't be hanging from a ladder 30' in the air this time, I hope! :shock:  I hope the girls like moving to their new home.  I guess we'll find out this weekend.....  I'll keep ya'll posted, and try to remember to take my camera.

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 01:42:23 pm »
Good Luck to you!!

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 02:07:01 pm »
I hope you have enough baby bottles to nurse all these bees all winter.   :-D

And we are waiting for the pics of the cut out.

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 06:46:34 pm »
attics suck if they are not tall enough to stand in.  if you have to do one in a tight space, take duct tape and tape up your pants, sleeves, etc.  wear HEAVY clothes. take a red light.  i make the mistake of taking a shop light and it was not at all helpful to have all the bees globbed on the light.
Someone really ought to tell them that the world of Ayn Rand?s novel was not meant to be aspirational.

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2010, 07:39:36 pm »
Kathy,  So instead of a vac, take a shop light?   

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2010, 07:56:18 pm »
oh no.  take both.  that way you can vacuum the bees off the shop light!
Someone really ought to tell them that the world of Ayn Rand?s novel was not meant to be aspirational.

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2010, 08:01:42 pm »
Good luck with it....bring us back pics!

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Re: One Last Hurrah?
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2010, 10:49:18 pm »
Good luck - and at this time of year - hope they don't turn out to be yellowjackets!

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