This colony had been in this shed for many years. Very dark comb and gentle bees. They were in two wall sections. Got the queen late in the removal right beneath the top plate.
Pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/June152009#
...JP
is that the hive in raceland? if so i hope i have those genetics!
bailey
No, in Algiers. What's funny is apparently these sweet little puppies didn't like lawn mowers. The neighbor was happy to see them go!
...JP
U R Teh MAN!!
How many boxes in the vac did you fill up?
That sure was one heck of a big hive of bees.
Great job and great pics, thanks JP!
G3
Impressive!!! An awesome sight!
Joker, please update your profile and tell us your location, thanks.
...JP
Congratulations JP on another cutout
Johnny
Did it take a two deep set up to get them all.
The combs were very dark. I transferred brood comb into one deep and vacuumed five boxes full of bees. Will set them up in two deeps and a medium.
...JP
Man that's allot of bee's JP you going to keep this one.
I wondered why it said, "hopelessly lost". I assumed it was since I was new. Anyway, there it is.
JP, you seriously never cease to amaze me with the amount of bee capturing you do, that was a whole lotta bees, keep on keepin' on, we love to see your work. Beautiful days, to love and live, health. Cindi
Quote from: JP on June 16, 2009, 01:27:44 AM
This colony had been in this shed for many years. Very dark comb and gentle bees. They were in two wall sections. Got the queen late in the removal right beneath the top plate.
Pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/June152009#
...JP
That smacks of a $500 job. And you could make 3 hives out of it.