BEEEZZZZZ!

No_B, that is way cool....great adventure for Leo and Peapod to get to see. They'll remember this kind of thing forever...good on you.
 
Ugh, me and bees have not been getting along too well this year at all! I prolly came across 10+ hives of pist off bees..... especially in willow removals.:X

I'm glad the cold months are here cause I need a break from the lil bastids!!
 
I have only run into a couple hives in the last few years and there were in trees I was only trimming and not removing, so they were left alone. I am happy you shared what you did with the hive.. I am going to remember that for the future. I really believe that we need to save these "wild" hives in some form ....
 
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The Branch Doctor said:
Ugh, me and bees have not been getting along too well this year at all! I prolly came across 10+ hives of pist off bees..... especially in willow removals.:X

I'm glad the cold months are here cause I need a break from the lil bastids!!
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honey bees?
 
That was really neat.
Do you keep the queen, or kill her and replace her with one of a known lineage.
Around here some beekeepers think wild queens are better at keeping the hive free of varroa and other pests, since the wild familys survive wo. varroa treatment.
Of course, being a wild one, she may be really agressive or swarm the moment your back is turned.
 
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Went back this afternoon......I FOUND THE QUEEN!!!! she's in the box!!!

yeehaw. Stig, These bees were pretty gentle. I mean, another friend came to help and did not wear gloves or veil. The queen is mosly black, so probably "new world Carniolin? I will not kill her...just go from there.

Moving them tonight after dark:D
 
Bad news, John. I ran into another small bee hive today on a very rotten tree. No time or capacity to move them. I never saw them until I hit the hive entrance with a log about 5 minutes into the removal and fired them up. The ground guy got stung 4-5 times and I had one that was incredibly persistent in trying to get into my hair for a solid 4-5 minutes as I tried to get the bucket folded up. We went and got wasp spray and I donned my bee shirt before returning up to spray the hive. 90 minutes later the tree was finished.

I'll never learn how to deal with bees by waiting until I encounter them in a tree I'm cutting down. I'm going to call a bee guy I know and start preparing for next time. There WILL be a next time, I come across a half dozen hives per year.
 
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smoke....and burlap.

and you gotta go "motionless"!! :lol:

sometimes a you do what ya gotta do..How big of colony was it?

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It wasn't big. They were in a hollow 12" lead with about 1.5" of wood. The hive was less than 2' top to bottom.

And I'm not watching your nekkid beekeepers! :O
 
John,

so you Cut out the comb and out it in the frames and then into the new hive (white box). then you wait?

do the bees, in time go back to the "NEW" setup in the box.
So you are able to capture most of them?
 
This is very cool. You've inspired me to start asking around and see if there's anything I could come up with here as far as beekeepers.
 
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just got back from moving the hive home....all the bees were in the box except for a baseball size cluster on one of the logs.

I gave a few sprays with sugar water so they couldn't fly and brushed them into a bucket. Then covered with screen. I let the "new" bees fly tommorrow, and add the straglers.

Shari, I cut out the brood nest and put into frames with rubber bands. There were eggs and larve there, so the bees naturally cover it back up. Since I'm 90% sure I got the queen, she will start laying again soon. If I see them bringing pollen back to the hive, I know I was successful....crazy shat huh?
 
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I just went into the new HIve....on the second frame I lifted out I found the Queen!!! success! They are very active today as temps hit 65. Soon the Honey flow will begin...:D
 
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some bees flyin
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