What is the best way to get bees and brood and queen and all out of a tree ?
if you want to save the tree, trap out. if you want"brood queen and all " cut the tree down and do a cut out.
What he said...
heres how its done. But listen close cus us rednecks dont go round spredin rumors. why we wont get caught spreadin gossip so yus better listen close the first time :-D You will need a good bee suit and and a stihl chainsaw. Need I say more :evil:
what they said + an axe.
or go read the section on trapouts :-D
Hmmm...
The easiest way?
Let someone else do it! :roll:
Quote from: riverrat on July 29, 2009, 01:02:04 AM
heres how its done. But listen close cus us rednecks dont go round spreding rumors. why we wont get caught spreading gossip so yus better listen close the first time :-D You will need a good bee suit and and a stihl chainsaw. Need I say more :evil:
I never would have thought of that,I thought of shorts and a water hose,especally if they are Africanized bee.You rednecks are real smart.
Oh yes,I forgot to say I would like to put the brood and all in one of my hives for a new hive,not only get them out of a tree.
then you are back to the chainsaw and axe.
Anyways,never mind if you don't know,we figure we will just cut with a chain saw,not a water hose three feet on both sides of the entrance about an hour before dark,then give them time to get inside and screen the cuts if needed and stuff a rag in the entrance and screen and load on the pick-em up and take it home and the next day cut it up and put the brood and some honey on frames in a hive with the bees and queen.
Does that sound good ?
sounds good. there are some posts about cutouts like that in the removal section. some with pictures. also some questions that have been answered about same.
just make sure they have good ventilation for transport and the wait. screening and duct tape....etc. also, the size of the hive can fool you. you might want to drill a few holes to make sure you know exactly how big it is.
Here's a few pics of tree removals which I used a chainsaw: http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/February252009#
http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/NarinLouisiana#
http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/July232007#5091602173383030130
No chainsaw, no brood, most likely no queen.
...JP