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Title: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Keith13 on April 22, 2009, 09:22:58 AM
(http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1981/hangingswarm.th.jpg) (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hangingswarm.jpg)

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1045/collectingswarm.th.jpg) (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=collectingswarm.jpg)

(http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1739/swarmbox1.th.jpg) (http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=swarmbox1.jpg)

(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6222/field.th.jpg) (http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=field.jpg)

Well caught another swarm at work yesterday. This small swarm was 5 feet from the one I caught last Thursday, on top of the same broken down old truck. The one from last week was on the ground where as this one was hanging off a bar on top of the truck. This is the fifth swarm that has landed around my plant that we know of so far this year. I stumbled on this one by accident. I was walking one of the other sales guys, to show him the hive that is in a wall, which is right in front of this water truck. All of the sudden he ask me what do you think those bees are doing? I turn around and sure enough not 10 feet from me there they were.

Keith
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: JP on April 22, 2009, 10:41:55 AM
Nice swarm and nice box! You know that box looks black to the bees, right?


...JP
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Keith13 on April 22, 2009, 12:18:54 PM
Never even thought about that, ya jerking my chain or do you think it matters

Keith
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: jimmy on April 22, 2009, 12:31:06 PM
Good job Keith.  Thats one way to make a day go by fast at work. :)
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Keith13 on April 22, 2009, 12:41:31 PM
Quote from: jimmy on April 22, 2009, 12:31:06 PM
Good job Keith.  Thats one way to make a day go by fast at work. :)

It seems to happen on days when I'm actually busy. Yesterday I was slammed today not busy at all :?  But either way happy to get out the office to go catch some bees

Keith
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Irwin on April 22, 2009, 02:53:37 PM
Are you still on the clock when you get the swarm's.
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Keith13 on April 22, 2009, 04:06:04 PM
Irwin I have a very cool boss.
I'm salaried anyway so unfortunately I never go "off the clock" :-\

Keith
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: JP on April 23, 2009, 01:07:33 AM
Keith, bees see red as black, really.


...JP
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Irwin on April 23, 2009, 08:58:04 AM
WOW Keith your a lucky man. Go to work catch bees and get paid that's as good as JP. :)
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: Keith13 on April 23, 2009, 11:17:25 AM
The 2 new swarms tucked in

(http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5879/2swarmstuckedin.th.jpg) (http://img159.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2swarmstuckedin.jpg)

Keith
Title: Re: Swarm catching at work
Post by: annette on April 23, 2009, 09:31:14 PM
That was wonderful to be able to catch a swarm at work. Gosh there really seem to be a mass amount of bees out your way.