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Title: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: yes2matt on May 09, 2024, 09:38:46 AM
Commiserate with me, please. I attached before and after pics.

I cut out two of seven hives,  three colonies intact, bees flying. Can't get to the rest yet. UGH! This is not what I wanted to be doing!

Third pic is a 14 inch trunk dropped right between two stacks housing three colonies.(yup,  that's a double screen board)  Lucky? No lucky?  (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240509/cab8b16fa0f61f48da5ec7d2b5e32b81.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240509/c3a998750b2f4edfcd3d5b1fb0fdc997.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240509/7285202502776e0f470c43c93e560765.jpg)

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Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: Ben Framed on May 09, 2024, 09:49:33 AM
Wow, I feel for you Matt.

Phillip
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: Bill Murray on May 09, 2024, 09:51:54 AM
I feel for you Matt. Took me two days to cut my way into a yard last year.

But on the bright side, they were still there with what looks like minimal damage
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: Kathyp on May 09, 2024, 10:47:16 AM
That sucks.  I hope you will be surprised to find that most are salvageable.  They are tough little things.
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: Terri Yaki on May 09, 2024, 10:53:11 AM
That hurts to see, hoping for the best for you.
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: The15thMember on May 09, 2024, 11:17:48 AM
Oh what a shame!  Hopefully everything will be salvageable.   
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: iddee on May 09, 2024, 11:38:51 AM
OUCH
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: max2 on May 09, 2024, 06:29:22 PM
I had something very similar happen to me this seson.
A large tree came across a bench of  7 nuc's.
My son helped me cut the branches away with a pole saw.
I lost one nuc - too much water got into it.
Not a single sting.
All the best with the cleanup.
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: Occam on May 10, 2024, 12:35:45 AM
So sorry to hear that Matt, if I was nearby I'd be happy to help clean up
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: BeeMaster2 on May 10, 2024, 07:41:04 AM
Sorry to hear that Matt. Sounds like you were pretty lucky considering. Looks like just a lot of clean up work. Hopefully the hey all survived.
Jim Altmiller
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: Caashenb on May 10, 2024, 01:58:56 PM
Sorry that happened to you it is one of my big fears with my hive all under trees
Title: Re: Storm damage - apiary demolished
Post by: FatherMichael on May 10, 2024, 03:09:02 PM
I am so sorry, Matt.