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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: NasalSponge on May 28, 2009, 10:24:41 PM

Title: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: NasalSponge on May 28, 2009, 10:24:41 PM
Tomorrow morning I will be going to take a look at some bees that look like they started out as a swarm then began to build comb on the bottom of a trampoline....of course I will check for AHB tendencies since building comb in the open is a trait of theirs. This should be interesting and I hope to have some pictures to share tomorrow eve. :-D
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: 1reb on May 28, 2009, 10:46:13 PM
can not wait to see the pics
Johnny
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: Brian D. Bray on May 29, 2009, 01:18:38 AM
Quote from: NasalSponge on May 28, 2009, 10:24:41 PM
Tomorrow morning I will be going to take a look at some bees that look like they started out as a swarm then began to build comb on the bottom of a trampoline....of course I will check for AHB tendencies since building comb in the open is a trait of theirs. This should be interesting and I hope to have some pictures to share tomorrow eve. :-D

How many bounces do you think it will take to get the queen out?
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: NasalSponge on May 29, 2009, 12:35:10 PM
Amazingly not that many....Got um!! But it was a swarm after all....no comb to deal with.....bummer is I left my glasses there :-x
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: Irwin on May 29, 2009, 03:36:35 PM
Well where are the pic's :)
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: NasalSponge on May 29, 2009, 04:07:52 PM
I got excited and forgot to get a picture of it before we began to hive it.... :(

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/NasalSponge/5-29-09-1-1.jpg)

(http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/NasalSponge/IMG_0196-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: Cheryl on May 30, 2009, 12:32:32 AM
Is that steel wool in the entryway?
Title: Re: Swarm/cut out/off
Post by: NasalSponge on May 30, 2009, 01:35:30 AM
Yep...works great and give some ventilation.