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Offline pondman

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Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« on: July 07, 2007, 10:25:59 pm »
Here is one pic of the cutout that I did this morning. I had a few more to share but deleted them by mistake. I got 7 pounds of bees out of this cutout with lots of honey an brood. Had some kids watching me as Idid this. I think they had just has much fun as I did doing it. My be some new beekeeper in a couple of years. Have two more cutouts to do next weekend. One in a old barn an a old house.



Have a great day
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Re: Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2007, 10:31:56 pm »
Do you use a bee vac?
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Re: Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2007, 12:54:05 am »
Yes I did use a bee vac for this one. But there have been times that I have not due to not having Electricity at the place of the cutout. I find that using a bee vac saves me alot of time. 

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Re: Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2007, 07:38:30 am »
Looked like a fairly easy one depending on the height from the ground.  I always like the ones with comb parallel to the opening.  From the looks of the dark comb in the back they where there for a while.  Where you able to spot the queen?

Thanks for sharing....
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Re: Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2007, 08:40:47 am »
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This was a easy one. Stood on the ground the hole time other then to take the last board off an cut the comb at the very top. I did not see the queen I looked before I vac them. But she is like finding a needle in a hay stack. I have found her before on other cutout that I have done.

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Re: Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2007, 10:15:17 pm »
what was the cell size in the center brood area? RDY-B

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Re: Picture of cutout done today 7-7-07
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2007, 10:25:32 pm »
James, awesome picture.  It looks like you must have some fun.  Great day, great life.  Cindi
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