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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: schawee on February 29, 2012, 01:08:54 pm

Title: first cutout of 2012
Post by: schawee on February 29, 2012, 01:08:54 pm
 first cutout of 2012.i did this one on monday.it started out windy but got colder and started raining.the bees stopped flying and started to cluster .  i ended up vacuuming the queen and found her the next day  going through the hive. its nice to get back into the bees again. had fun on this one .        .....schawee      first cutout of 2012 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxAusqI2qo#ws)
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: hardwood on February 29, 2012, 02:04:28 pm
Good job Schawee! From the looks of how strong that colony was you should be getting that swarm any day now! I hope yours is much BIGGER than Jp's just like mine was! :lau:

Scott
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: D Semple on February 29, 2012, 02:19:41 pm
Good job schawee, very healthy looking colony, nice when you don't have roof nail penitrations sticking down everywhere.

Thanks for the video, you don't look like you gained a pound over winter, must be that not hanging out with JP.  :-D
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: JP on February 29, 2012, 07:36:50 pm
Text book removal Schawee. Great job!

Savor this one for all its worth cause when they start packing in the honey, those overhead removals are gonna be nightmares to deal with!

Boy, you sure are enjoying yourself aren't you hardwood!  :-D


...JP

Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: hardwood on February 29, 2012, 07:53:47 pm
Yep! ;) We looked at one today that we'll be removing tomorrow...you don't wanna miss this one, hottest bees I've seen in a while. I took over twenty stings just looking at them. AHB?? I don't know but I'm surely wearing a veil to start with!

Scott
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: JP on February 29, 2012, 09:31:07 pm
Yep! ;) We looked at one today that we'll be removing tomorrow...you don't wanna miss this one, hottest bees I've seen in a while. I took over twenty stings just looking at them. AHB?? I don't know but I'm surely wearing a veil to start with!

Scott

Wuss!  :-D


...JP
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: AllenF on February 29, 2012, 09:44:23 pm
Sweet video.   Thanks for posting Schawee
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: schawee on March 01, 2012, 11:57:34 pm
scott,had my first swarm call today.the guy told me it was bigger than a basketball.when i got there he told me they  left right before i got there.   don, i did put just a lil weight on during hunting season.you know us cajuns love to cook and eat too.   jp,it was a fun removal and i didn't miss all that honey either :-D    allen glad you liked it.
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: JP on March 02, 2012, 09:13:51 am
You found another Burger Delight?  :-D


...JP
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: yockey5 on March 02, 2012, 10:29:51 am
schawee, you the man! Loved this video. I hoping I can get a few swarms this year, and maybe another trapout or two.
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: BeeMaster2 on March 02, 2012, 12:55:34 pm
Great job Schawee.
I talked to a guy yesterday about a open air hive 40 ft up and 10 ft out in an old oak tree. Short of having a monkey climb out on a 3" limb, cutting it and lowering it, I don't think I will be getting that one. It is in his neighbors tree, hanging over his yard and he doesn't want to pay for removal.
She must be a really good queen to survive all winter.
Jim
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: hardwood on March 02, 2012, 01:10:00 pm
Did a cut out yesterday (I'll post video of it soon) and caught a swarm. Missed a swarm in the Titusville Walmart today...by the time the folks found me they were gone :'(

Scott
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: Geoff on March 03, 2012, 06:01:34 am
      Here I am Schawee telling all my friends about the greatest Queen bee plucker this side of the Atlantic and you go and tell the world it took you 2 days to find her !!. Must be a lack of of big pies. Anyway just keep up the good work and videos Mate.
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: JP on March 03, 2012, 10:16:43 am
      Here I am Schawee telling all my friends about the greatest Queen bee plucker this side of the Atlantic and you go and tell the world it took you 2 days to find her !!. Must be a lack of of big pies. Anyway just keep up the good work and videos Mate.

He likely forgot his eagle eye glasses. We all know how squinty he gets without those & he can see *%$# without them either!  :-D

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...JP  :devilbanana:
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: beyondthesidewalks on March 04, 2012, 02:09:57 am
Great job.  Thanks for posting the video.  I enjoyed it.
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: annette on March 04, 2012, 03:59:11 am
Enjoyed this Schawee and thanks for sharing. Always something for me to learn.

Annette
Title: Re: first cutout of 2012
Post by: schawee on March 06, 2012, 10:17:19 pm
geoff,sorry about that.i will try not to let that happen again.i enjoyed your stay at buds last year.maybe one day i will make a trip up your way.that is if they let a cajun in australia :-D    jp thats hitting below the belt.annette, glad you liked it .          .......schawee