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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: hardwood on August 09, 2011, 10:35:08 PM

Title: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: hardwood on August 09, 2011, 10:35:08 PM
This is one of several removals that Peggy, Ian (our son) and I did during my short visit home. More to come! Forgive the crude edit job but I'm having a hard time learning the new software on the computer I'm using up here in S.D.

Peggy and I removed bees from this same meter box several months ago...maybe I should start hanging meter boxes out for swarm traps??

N.S.B. water meter bees 2.wmv (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grDfIJ9yC3U#ws)

Scott
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: AllenF on August 09, 2011, 10:52:51 PM
Great video.   So did you use blue tape again to close up the hole or something stronger?  And did you get the others bees that were so high up?
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: hardwood on August 09, 2011, 11:36:38 PM
Another removal...another video :-D

I taped off the meter box again, but they have to be able to read it every month so I'm sure it will be ready for more bees soon!

Scott
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: Sundog on August 09, 2011, 11:58:28 PM
Nice video, great job demonstrating the cutout.  Cutout a water meter myself earlier in the year but lost it to SHBs.  Did you need to use any smoke on them?
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: D Semple on August 10, 2011, 03:58:44 PM
Scott or Peg, does it hurt anything to get beequick directly on the bees?

Thanks,

Don
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: yockey5 on August 10, 2011, 07:11:34 PM
Good job, great video. I have never heard of honeybees going inground as these have done.
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: hardwood on August 12, 2011, 05:38:22 PM
Don, I try not to get any bee quick actually on the bees but I've seen no problem with the ones that get caught in the crossfire. Of course I don't monitor them either...I imagine they're not to popular with the other bees for a while!

Yockey5, we do the removals for 3 utilities commissions and find them in meter boxes quite often.

Scott
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: Tommyt on August 14, 2011, 08:56:29 AM
Another good job
kills me with shorts on LOL
Like a day at the beach
Go get them and thanks for the
PM.... I did it :? long story
I'll get in touch with you in a week or so

Thanks
Tommyt
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: Shanevrr on August 14, 2011, 09:33:02 AM
nice......as usual HD
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: JP on August 14, 2011, 12:32:49 PM
Great job Scott & Peg, Don, its best not to get bee quick on the bees, it disorients them for a good while and does wind up killing some.


...JP
Title: Re: N.S.B. water meter removal #2
Post by: annette on August 17, 2011, 12:39:28 AM
Will watch this later, too hectic today.