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Title: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Understudy on September 24, 2007, 03:48:47 PM
For those of you who recall the last time I used improvised means to get to some bees in a tree. I decided to use the right tool for the right job and also these bees were way the hell up ther. They were also mean horrible and nasty. Their queen now weaqrs concrete shoes at the bottom of the river and they were combined with a nice hive via newspaper method. 4 weeks later nothing but nice bees.

http://www.brendhanhorne.com/coppermine_dir/thumbnails.php?album=100 (http://www.brendhanhorne.com/coppermine_dir/thumbnails.php?album=100)

Sincerely,
Brendhan
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: fcderosa on September 24, 2007, 04:35:24 PM
She sleeps with the fishes :-P
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: buzzbee on September 24, 2007, 04:38:36 PM
Much better than the ladder on the truck roof! Those open combs amaze me every time I see  them. :)
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: JP on September 24, 2007, 08:24:43 PM
Only had 5 or 6 mean ones this yr, most were :-D gentle. I've rented lifts twice this yr and am scheduled to rent one for a removal on Thursday if the weather is better than what its forecast to be. They sure come in handy. I know this guy Brendhan, who used to perform balancing acts on top of his truck's roof, redneck bee remover, got 'em every time. What ever happened to that dude, anyway?
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Understudy on September 24, 2007, 09:38:10 PM
Quote from: JP on September 24, 2007, 08:24:43 PM
I know this guy Brendhan, who used to perform balancing acts on top of his truck's roof, redneck bee remover, got 'em every time. What ever happened to that dude, anyway?

Must have fallen off and landed in his head.
;)

Sincerely,
xxxxxxxx (name withheld to protect the not so innocent)
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: annette on September 24, 2007, 11:54:03 PM
Quote from: fcderosa on September 24, 2007, 04:35:24 PM
She sleeps with the fishes :-P

Ha!Ha!Ha! Very cute!!! And this saying goes well with your mafia dog avatar
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Cindi on September 24, 2007, 11:57:47 PM
Brendhan, go, go, go.  Yeah!!!!!  Love the events in your life!!!!  Tell us more!!!!  Have the best of the best day of our lives.  Cindi
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: JP on September 25, 2007, 03:56:44 AM
 :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: KONASDAD on September 25, 2007, 10:42:08 AM
Purely as a spectator, safe removals are boring!
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Kathyp on September 25, 2007, 01:25:56 PM
you did kind of take the fun out of it, didn't you??   :evil:  ah well....as we get older......
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Robo on September 25, 2007, 02:58:58 PM
So what do they charge you to rent the lift?  How high can it go?
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Understudy on September 25, 2007, 03:16:45 PM
It was from Home Depot.
It goes up to 25 feet. I believe they have ones that do 35 feet.
It was about around $135.00 for four hours.

Sincerely,
Brendhan
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: Robo on September 25, 2007, 09:32:32 PM
Quote from: Understudy on September 25, 2007, 03:16:45 PM
It was from Home Depot.
It goes up to 25 feet. I believe they have ones that do 35 feet.
It was about around $135.00 for four hours.

Sincerely,
Brendhan

Thanks Brendhan.... I'll have to check into them.  Looks like it would be a heck of a lot easier than setting up scafolding.
Title: Re: Mean nasty rotten bees in tree
Post by: JP on September 26, 2007, 12:51:47 AM
I rented one from HD that went 35' up and cost 225.00 for 24hrs. I rented a different type that you had to manually set the stabilizers in place, it was a dinosaur, cost a little less, $200.00 a day and went up to over 40', I believe it was 42'. Beats being 40' up on a ladder any day.