Here's the tale: I got my first-ever bees 3 days ago (2 nucs) and got them hived with no problems other than having the wrong sized frames for the brood box. I called up a friend, an 88-year old beekeeper, and asked if I could beg/borrow/buy some 9 1/4 frames from him. His reply to this brand-new beeker? "I'll give you the frames if you'll come get this swarm out of my big cedar". Seems he had cut one of his fingers off on a table-saw - making a new set of supers, of course - and couldn't climb the ladder, much less cut the branch and lower the swarm into the box.
With the confidence of an ignorant man, I immediately volunteered my service! Long story made short? I harvested that swarm, hived them (in what he called a "gum box"), and now have another box of bees in my yard. Dang!! Is this stuff fun or what? :bee:
Quote from: lmehaffey on April 24, 2009, 08:44:09 AM
Seems he had cut one of his fingers off on a table-saw - making a new set of supers, of course
That's too bad. Was he able to get it reattached?
No...but he doesn't seem too upset about it. Told me that he still had enough digits left to get by on. I imagine that as soon as the bandages come off, he'll be OK. My brother, a cabinet-make, is missing the tips of a couple of his fingers -- says it's just the cost of business!
Cutting some boards for bottom and top the other day and came with in 1/4 inch of the blade.
Table saw. :shock:doak
Congrats on your bees.
It can be most inconveniant missing part of your thumb also. Can't hang onto anything. I PO'ed several frames of bees til I made me a frame grabber.