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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: JP on August 30, 2009, 06:06:22 PM

Title: Birdhouse Bees Get New Home---August 29, 2009
Post by: JP on August 30, 2009, 06:06:22 PM
I swear this thing looks like a doll house, they call it a birdhouse, oh well. They have built up pretty well in the last few weeks I've had them. It was time to transfer them and that time was yesterday. Set them up in a deep. After I removed all of the combs, I shook them into the deep and saw the queen in the cluster atop the frames for a brief second before she ran down between the frames. They have more room now and are being well fed.

Pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/August292009#


...JP
Title: Re: Birdhouse Bees Get New Home---August 29, 2009
Post by: jimmy on August 30, 2009, 06:14:01 PM
Good job JP . That brood box looks just like the ones I made.    :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Birdhouse Bees Get New Home---August 29, 2009
Post by: johnnybigfish on August 30, 2009, 07:07:48 PM
That was great JP!
The inside of the dollhouse looked just like the trailor cabinets I had last year! Just like a filebox! Look like all you needed to do to make it legal was ad some frames!
Real cool!

your friend,
john
Title: Re: Birdhouse Bees Get New Home---August 29, 2009
Post by: JP on August 30, 2009, 08:29:13 PM
Quote from: jimmy on August 30, 2009, 06:14:01 PM
Good job JP . That brood box looks just like the ones I made.    :mrgreen:

Yep, I call those Jimmy's bees.


...JP ;)
Title: Re: Birdhouse Bees Get New Home---August 29, 2009
Post by: Cindi on October 14, 2009, 11:53:44 AM
JP, oh I thought that was just the cutest little thing.  Those small frames of honey were dainty looking, coooooool.  They must have just loved being in such a teeny tiny little place to make their comb and store their precious stuff.  Interesting.  Have that great, most awesomely wonderful day, with that health.  Cindi