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Title: hot cutout.
Post by: duck on March 31, 2012, 10:38:13 PM
got hit 20 times, had to suit up and my clothes are soaked.. naughty bees. 10 pieces of comb 3foot long.. solid brood and honey.. cant find the queen, left a bit of comb for her to hide behind if shes in there, found a ball of them one stud over after cutout. really calm, sucked them up put them in the box.  two queen cells in progress..  I will be requeening them, shady bees and hot hive! whew!  left them to rob out the wall tomorrow.  man, this season is insane, I had 4 calls today, and 20 this past week.  its starting to heat up.  I did find the mother hive.  an abandoned apartment building damaged by hurricane Ike. every room has a foot of dead bees in the windows. the whole thing vibrates when you walk in.  the ownere is going to demo it.  I told him whoever does is going to get whacked.
Title: Re: hot cutout.
Post by: Beaver Dam on March 31, 2012, 11:11:25 PM
Where are you?? :?
Title: Re: hot cutout.
Post by: duck on April 01, 2012, 09:31:56 AM
in se texas, it is getting hot down here pretty quick.
Title: Re: hot cutout.
Post by: duck on April 09, 2012, 10:43:08 PM
hot hive pics..

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a311/Ducksmasher/photobucket-6022-1333295453577.jpg)
Title: Re: hot cutout.
Post by: AllenF on April 09, 2012, 10:44:40 PM
Are they still hot?
Title: Re: hot cutout.
Post by: duck on April 09, 2012, 10:47:40 PM
yes.  I am getting queens in a couple of days.  I dont like these guys at all.  open them up and 20 come at you.  smoke pee'd em off.
Title: Re: hot cutout.
Post by: AllenF on April 09, 2012, 10:55:37 PM
If they don't like the smoke, see if they like the torch.   :evil:   At least take out the leadership.   
Good job on ordering a queen.