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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: BEEMAN on June 09, 2009, 11:52:17 PM

Title: Easy Hive Capture
Post by: BEEMAN on June 09, 2009, 11:52:17 PM
Talk about an easy hive capture!!!!I was called to go get a honey bee hive in a small box that was used to hold a small television on a covered back porch of a trailer. The box is about eighteen inches square. The television was removed and a hive moved in to the box about two years ago according to the owner of the trailer. The box was bolted to the rafter with only four bolts, so I took the bolts out and lowered the whole hive and placed it in my truck. I brought it home and will transfer it to a normal hive this weekend. I haven't opened it yet but the hive is very heavy and is full of bees. These bees are very gentle and I hope to raise some queens from them if possible. They look like small Italians. I wish all my captures would be this easy. I will update the transfer when I am able to do it this weekend.
BEEMAN
Title: Re: Easy Hive Capture
Post by: annette on June 10, 2009, 12:08:02 AM
Yes I would like to see what they look like. Do you have any photos?
Title: Re: Easy Hive Capture
Post by: JP on June 10, 2009, 12:19:25 AM
What do you call it beevision? Would love to see pics.


...JP
Title: Re: Easy Hive Capture
Post by: Cheryl on June 10, 2009, 12:51:26 AM
Neat!! I want to see photos too  :-D
Title: Re: Easy Hive Capture
Post by: BEEMAN on June 10, 2009, 04:14:35 PM
I took a few pictures at the trailer where they were and a few where I put them in my bee yard. I will take some more when I do the transfer this weekend. I have never uploaded any pictures to the the forum but will do my best when I can figure out how to upload them. Looking forward to opening the box to see how many bees are actually in the box and how much honey also. I will update you with my next post. BEEMAN
Title: Re: Easy Hive Capture
Post by: 1reb on June 14, 2009, 09:22:01 PM
Beeman you are a lucky !!!
Congratulations

Johnny