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Title: Trap-Out from a tree - video
Post by: Rex Smith on March 28, 2012, 09:33:09 PM

Here's video of my trapout from today. The honeybees came in on Monday - and I got a voicemail from the homeowner about "5-7 bees coming out of my tree". I wondered (to myself) - "Why is he calling me about 5-7 bees?!". I called him back a little later - and now - I wish I'd been a little quicker on the return call.

As I pulled up to his house - the swarm was just arriving. He's seen the scouts - and called me... thinking that he already had a colony of bees. When I got there Monday - it was a tornado-storm of arriving bees.

Honeybee Trap-Out in Richardson, Texas (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWqm_de0LNU#ws)

(Do I need to post an "initiation video" first? ha! )

Title: Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
Post by: AllenF on March 28, 2012, 09:51:22 PM

Good video there. I was thinking that the nuc was a little high, but the bees were finding it.

Title: Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
Post by: Rex Smith on March 28, 2012, 09:54:05 PM

I don't disagree - but the spot where I had it sitting was a natural great place to set it & strap it into place.

Title: Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
Post by: jmblakeney on March 28, 2012, 10:11:21 PM

Great Video thanks for posting it. I still need to do my initiation vid too. :-D

Title: Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
Post by: schawee on March 28, 2012, 10:55:18 PM

good job hawk. as for the initiation video i can't wait for that :-D JMBLAKENEY we all are still waiting on yours :-D .....schawee

Title: Re: Trap-Out from a tree - video
Post by: Rex Smith on March 28, 2012, 11:00:03 PM

I'll see if I can do up a good initiation video this weekend. ;)

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