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Title: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: NasalSponge on August 02, 2009, 07:31:14 PM

I finally pulled the queen from my mean hive. Kinda sad. :(

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Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: Kathyp on August 02, 2009, 07:36:28 PM

did you drop her in a jar with some alcohol for swarm bait later?

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: NasalSponge on August 02, 2009, 09:14:04 PM

Not yet...just sitting here watching her. Question, does the type of alcohol matter??

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: Irwin on August 03, 2009, 12:32:31 AM

Jim beam :-D

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: Cheryl on August 03, 2009, 02:40:48 AM

everclear :-D

(...actually, I wouldn't know. Food grade alcohol, I presume?)

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: David LaFerney on August 03, 2009, 03:10:47 AM

Quote from: NasalSponge on August 02, 2009, 09:14:04 PM
Not yet...just sitting here watching her. Question, does the type of alcohol matter??

What kind of question is that?

;)

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: Scadsobees on August 03, 2009, 01:32:02 PM

Shucks, don't waste any perfectly good food grade alcohol when some rubbing alcohol will work fine!

All my old queens end up in the kids bug collections!

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: NasalSponge on August 03, 2009, 01:32:45 PM

I was thinking vanilla vodka?? 8-)

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: qa33010 on August 03, 2009, 09:41:21 PM

I have one in isopropyl (-1sp?) alcohol. I just don't know how long I can go until I need to throw it out.

Title: Re: I Finally Did It (Sniff, Sniff)
Post by: Cheryl on August 03, 2009, 11:25:08 PM

I don't think you'll ever need to throw out IPA.

So, rubbing alcohol is good then? I thought it might leave a funny smell behind. (I'm sure everyone knows not to use the green "winterfresh" stuff...)

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