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Offline Les

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First swarm ever!
« on: April 27, 2017, 11:00:52 pm »
First swarm call EVER and it ends up being a cut out.  It was at a bank, so we could not start the removal till
after 6:00 pm.  Worked into the dark.  Don't know if there was a queen, very new comb and no brood yet.  However, they were marching into the box, so I hope that is a good sign.  Thank goodness for my husband and his deconstruction skills!

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Re: First swarm ever!
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2017, 11:17:48 pm »
Way cool, les and hubby! :)
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Re: First swarm ever!
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2017, 11:37:08 pm »
Nice video! Congrats on your fist swarm. Looks like you guys had it under control :yes:
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Re: First swarm ever!
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2017, 01:52:03 am »
Very Cool! I'm amazed at how docile the bees are. Such a clean operation  ;) 8)
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Re: First swarm ever!
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2017, 06:15:44 am »
Jen, it was surprising considering that they were very aggressive when I first went to check out the spot the day before.  They were about ten feet up and were bumping me when I was standing on the ground.  One of them did nail me on the upper inner thigh through my jeans. That is a tender spot  :\'(