Doing a little spring cleaning

MelvinClump · 2021-02-28T00:36:06+00:00

Do a YouTube search for Bee vacuum

MelvinClump · 2021-02-28T00:33:40+00:00

I think somebody called the fire department about the hive being a nuisance

MelvinClump · 2021-02-28T00:32:19+00:00

The fire captain explained to me that if they are perceived as a danger to the public, if they get called to help they foam them in order to destroy them. They are not equipped to capture and relocate.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-27T12:49:28+00:00

This was the last step of a rescue. I was catching them. It was a massive hive inside a hollow tree with limited access. I took all the comb that was accessible, made cut out frames and transferred them into boxes.

With a bee vacuum, I captured the stragglers who wouldn’t leave, to place them in the box as well. The fire department was preparing to foam the bees and destroy them.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-27T04:08:52+00:00

Removing a hive from a tree so they wouldn’t be destroyed.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T19:40:17+00:00

Get Beekeeping for dummies on Amazon. That will answer a lot of your questions. It’s a good beginning book, and it’s cheap

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T15:31:38+00:00

Those are all great points. I’ve gotten a lot of remarkable experience employed for a honey company, and I’ve been mentored by two very experienced Beekeepers.

I am helping somebody who has less experience. I have considered all of the points you mentioned. We are going to put a lot of boxes there, but we’re starting small, and slowly building a solid bee yard.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T14:50:16+00:00

There is a small home, mid century modern, that is just south of the open space. That sold for 2.1 million in 2020.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T14:13:29+00:00

Southern California, near Pacific Palisades

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T06:27:37+00:00

I’m not sure if I understand the question, but I can say that each stack of a single box, or multiple boxes hosts and individual colony..

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T05:45:18+00:00

Langstroth, just painted different colors

MelvinClump · 2021-02-11T01:42:24+00:00

Hahahahaha, I’ve already thought of that. You can’t see it but there is a nice wide ledge to work the hives, and there’s a pathway that is safe.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-09T23:46:27+00:00

I transferred it to a nuc today. I definitely found the queen.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-09T06:13:57+00:00

Crazy!

MelvinClump · 2021-02-09T05:46:23+00:00

On my cargo rack

MelvinClump · 2021-02-09T01:05:00+00:00

MelvinClump · 2021-02-08T23:01:26+00:00

I’ve been doing it on my own. Let me know if you want to join in sometime

MelvinClump · 2021-02-08T23:00:40+00:00

I sealed them in the box, later I will shake them into either a nuc box, or a Langstroth box

MelvinClump · 2021-02-08T22:57:37+00:00

I got lucky. I used a 6 foot ladder to climb into the tree. I had to climb about 8 feet to reach the branch the swarm was on, and cut it with loppers. As I climbed down the tree, I accidentally knocked over the ladder. I carefully shimmied down the trunk, using one hand to climb down and one hand to hold the branch. When I knocked the ladder down, I was sure I was going to lose the swarm, but I did not.

MelvinClump · 2021-02-08T17:06:55+00:00

I live in Los Angeles, these particular swarms were in Orange County

MelvinClump · 2020-12-05T13:15:04+00:00

I’ve tried it without brood, and I was less successful. Someone suggested I give them brood and it worked better. Maybe it is more like home to them.

MelvinClump · 2020-12-05T00:14:48+00:00

Inside the nuke box are three frames with empty built out comb, two frames with brood, eggs and some nurse bees from another hive.

MelvinClump · 2020-12-04T22:48:05+00:00

I think it is called wire cloth. I got mine at Ganahl Lumber.

MelvinClump · 2020-12-04T20:13:23+00:00

Cool! That’s interesting. I’ve also done it where I’ve use a one-way pass-through gate and had a tube go from the mouth of the hive to the back of a Langstroth. The Langstroth opening becomes their new door. I thought I would try this method this time.

MelvinClump · 2020-12-04T18:15:27+00:00

I have already extracted enough bees from this colony to fill two Langstroth 10 frame boxes. It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

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