Scouts all over dead outs on back porch.

bailey · March 22, 2013, 08:07:03 PM

Have a stack of dead outs on the back porch waiting to be cleaned up.
Scouts have been on them for a week but today there were more than ever.
Will be fun if I get to see them come in!
Video below
Bailey
Scouts on dead outs

PLAN-B · March 22, 2013, 09:11:36 PM

Hey Dad, You say you have a regular job too? I don't know how you find the time my friend. You have me tired just thinking about the hours you must put in on any given week...

Georgia Boy · March 22, 2013, 09:24:17 PM

Have I mentioned how dang lucky you are. :) :) :) :) :)

Keep it up.

David

ps. Liked your videos.

bailey · March 22, 2013, 10:29:10 PM

Plan b.
was thinking the same thing today. Had ideas on pulling honey out of hives today but when I got home I decided to just stay in.
Have about 75 lbs sold already. Just have to go get it and was just too tired to do it today.
Delivered honey to a distributor and went home.
Sitting here eating fried shrimp and soft shell crab as a reward for the past 3 weeks work.
Bailey

gov1623 · March 23, 2013, 12:29:56 AM

Bailey them bees are just loving you this year.

Had my first swarm trap of the year hit today. Lets see if I can start catching up. :-D

BeeMaster2 · March 23, 2013, 12:46:52 AM

Good luck. Hope you get them.
My father in law's neighbor had a swarm take off and land in the top of a 70 ft Toby tree and they ask my father in law how to get them. He just laughed. They watched that swarm for 2 days. Late on the second day it took off and headed for his garage. They moved into empty hive supers that had a few frames in them. He just added a top and bottom and gave the swarm back to his neighbor.
Jim

capt44 · March 23, 2013, 12:52:04 AM

I will shore be glad when it warms back up here in Central Arkansas.
I had 2 inches of snow on the hives this mawn'n.

PLAN-B · March 23, 2013, 12:57:46 AM

Love me some fried shrimp and soft shell crab... I also like cleaning the heads of the shrimp and frying up the legs with the attached innards.(spider legs we call em) A little bonus ...

blanc · March 23, 2013, 05:56:03 PM

CD,
I broke down and dipped in my honey money jar and bought some supplies to make four D Coates ply nucs and almost finished painting them for hang up tomorrow. Only problem I had was finding that $10 sheet plywood. It was discontinued on the 2010 isle. :roll:
Thought I was gonna make that trip to pick up nucs today but guess they not ready yet?
Blanc

bailey · March 23, 2013, 06:00:10 PM

Blanc
All I could find this year were $15 sheets of 1/2 inch ply.

You ordered 4 right? I have at least 2 that could go but the weather sucks today.
Might be able to do something tomorrow but it will depend on weather and time.
I HAVE to pull honey tomorrow.

Now if you want to come help pull honey and get 2 nucs that might work weather dependent.
Bailey

blanc · March 23, 2013, 06:05:37 PM

Quote from: bailey on March 23, 2013, 06:00:10 PM
Blanc
All I could find this year were $15 sheets of 1/2 inch ply.

You ordered 4 right? I have at least 2 that could go but the weather sucks today.
Might be able to do something tomorrow but it will depend on weather and time.
I HAVE to pull honey tomorrow.

Now if you want to come help pull honey and get 2 nucs that might work weather dependent.
Bailey

CD,
$18 sheets and was supposed to do splits today but misting round here. If you weren't an hour away I would help you and I can wait for all four. Feeling under the weather a bit today also.
Blanc

bailey · March 23, 2013, 06:09:46 PM

Ok. Get better.