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Started by jimmy, May 07, 2008, 05:34:22 PM

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jimmy

I am removing the bees from a child's playhouse wall. I have exposed 4-5  vertical combs .However I was give out afterwards so I decided to let the bees calm down until tomorrow morning.
My plan it to take 2 nuc boxes and find the queen or queens first .Place the comb with queen in boxes and allow the rest of the bees to enter that box at night fall.
I am only interested in the bees not the honey as nectar flow is in full swing here in the south.

Any advise ,as this is my first time up to bat?
Thanks
Jimmy

suprstakr

In my book 10 frame deep i best . Cut comb to fit frames , get rubber bands to hold wax in , usualy 2 verticle and 1 horizontal . As you cut comb watch for queen . Once brood and queen is inside rest follow.

bassman1977

I did a tree cutout a couple years ago.  I didn't keep any of the brood nest or honey comb just because insects were destroying the comb and....well...I wanted the honey   :-D

My advise if you do this is to just make sure you feed them and make sure there is a queen.  I like the "hive the queen and the rest will follow" but that might be more of a challenge than you think.  Try getting as many bees into the nuc as you can.  Chances are good that you will get queeny in there as well.  Don't crush her!   :-P
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Kathyp

go slowly as you remove the comb.  chances are, the bees will point out the queen.  you'll know it when you see it if you have some experience in finding the queen in your own hives.  just take your time and it will be fine.

also, go over to the honey bee removal section and do some reading.  lots of great ideas there and ideas on equipment.
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jimmy

I will leave these jobs up to someone else next time. I didn't know there could be so many bee's in one little area. I am not sure if I got any queens or not,it was too many bees.
The end message here ,it's not worth all that to me.

KONASDAD

Your not likely to be able to split it into two. Make one hive and take eggs from it in future if you want two hives. Cutouts are hard work, but educational. Once you start, finish the job even if it seems daunting. take your time and yes, it is very unnerving the first time. Its hard to believe there could be so many bees, its sticky beyond words can describe and the bees get really nasty after about two hrs or so.
"The more complex the Mind, the Greater the need for the simplicity of Play".

jimmy

I 've got the boxes set out and will go back after dark. I think I have a queen in each nuc and a swarm about 20 feet off the ground on a tree. However the swarm is spread out about 3-4 ft. long . I just can't climb that far even if I had a ladder that long.
I envy and salute all you that do this often. I now know why the cost for doing this is so much. I tried to do it for the bees and have lost 3 days of hard work on this for bees I could have bought for $65.