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Offline beesonhay465

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gentle bees
« on: October 09, 2019, 09:34:39 pm »
wanted to feed bees today cool rain . using large turkey roaster in medium super . removed roof and insulated shim . tops of frames covered with bees.brushed gees away for 1/2 in strips to go under the pan installed the med super and pan filled with syrup. put back insulated shim and roof.no stings no angry buzz no veil no gloves tee shirt.
how good can it get? :happy:
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Offline iddee

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Re: gentle bees
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2019, 09:47:34 pm »
That's my normal attire, with light smoke. Those who try it without smoke only do it a few times before they learn to regret it.
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Re: gentle bees
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2019, 10:17:46 pm »
don't own a smoker .have never smoked the bees.
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Re: gentle bees
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2019, 06:43:10 am »
I hope you can take 50 plus stings at once with no problems. It will happen one day.
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Re: gentle bees
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2019, 09:22:05 am »
>I hope you can take 50 plus stings at once with no problems. It will happen one day.

Sometimes with no provocation.  Sometimes you drop a brood box because you stepped in a gopher hole...
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Re: gentle bees
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2019, 10:51:13 am »
Or fire ants find your bare foot
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Re: gentle bees
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2019, 09:39:20 am »
Quote from: beesonhay465 on October 09, 2019, 10:17:46 pm
don't own a smoker .have never smoked the bees.
If you are truly a newbee your day is coming.  I have lifted the cover many times without smoke, sometimes without a veil.  But manipulating the hive is asking for it without a whole lot of experience and even then it is risky.
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