I plan on doing just that Jeff. I've taken inventory of everything I have and am ordering what I think I'll need. My goal really is to go into winter with 6 hives - my own plus the split, and then I really only need 4 calls, with 1 lead already looking promising. I'll have 100 cards out there so 4 calls that pan out, out of a 100, is not too much to ask for. lol I'm thinking I may pass on the buying bees but if I do that, and things go south for me, please remind me in the fall what an idiot I am. lol
Yvonne - Great card!!
If you're going to do cut-outs you NEED a bee vac. Don't try one without.
Hope you get lots of calls!
Thank you Robin!
That's a great point! I've been thinking about the items I should put in my truck to have on hand in case I get a call when I'm away from home. I work about 1/2 hour from my house, so it's not too easy to just go home. (For a swarm, I mean.) I was thinking things like a swarm box, a white sheet, rope, ladder, rachet straps, beesuit, hive tool, smoker, gloves....idk what else?...I'm ordering that dvd The Swarm PLus. It says it shows 9 different swarm catches in different scenarios. I bet I'll learn something from that. Plus there's youtube and I still have a couple of months hopefully. lol I do think a bee vac would be a very handy thing to have. I really just need to show one to my hubby...
Did you tell those people that it was your first cut-out when you did your first cut-out? I bet that was very exciting!
Jim, your first sounds exciting too. Does all that noise trying to cut the bricks out aggravate the bees? guess it depends on their temper...Did you re-brick? :)
So...if you have a nest in your wall and you remove the bees, say by spraying them, the remaining comb in the wall will attract other small critters like ants and mice that can cause problems? ...is that right? what kinds of problems? is that what you would say in defense of removing them vs killing them?