Honey Bee Removal

With temps in the mid 60s at the end of Jan., we are doing a 2nd cut out in the 1st month of 2012. Bees are working the Henbit blooms.

Honey Bee Removal

The first cut out of 2012. With unusually warm weather in January, we were able to move this colony for a contractor working on the house.

Spring Swarm

May 2, 2011.
There is NO picture of the swarm I picked up on Monday. It was 4:00 PM when the call came so I hurriedly put my stuff in the truck that had fuel and took off with out the camera. The bees were in the parking area of a private home half way in the pea gravel on the brick walk way. I used the vacuum to collect them into the brood box.

Bee Yard

Wood Cutter's Log

April 22, 2011; the bee log is loaded.

I cut one block off each end, and the crack widened. This red oak log opened like a book.

The vacuum gets those bees hiding in the holes. This side was wall to wall bees, and now they are in the box.

Sheets of comb containing brood had been pancaked. The tree had been down too long before I was called.

2 days after collecting the healthy bees from the log, they seem to be working. The box was prepped with drawn comb, a frame of honey, and the balance of the frames had wax foundation. A top feeder was added.

Spring Swarm

April 15, 2011. This ball is about 8 feet above ground in the cedar tree in my back yard.

Bees in the box with a frame of honey and drawn comb. I will add a top feeder.

Spring Swarm

April 14, 2011. This was the second swarm of the day in the cedar tree in my back yard. this ball was 8 feet above ground. I used my funnel setup with the 6 foot section.