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6th swarm of the season
« on: May 01, 2017, 08:39:06 am »
I collected my 6th swarm a couple of days ago.




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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 12:24:43 pm »
Looks a bit more challenging than my low to the ground pine tree swarms! Ha!

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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 02:15:14 pm »
Not that much. I had access to the roof. Waiting for the queen to start laying at the moment.

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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 11:02:01 pm »
Mosti,

Is that power line or telephone?
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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2017, 11:05:20 pm »
Congratulations! I hope those weren't power lines  :o

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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2017, 07:37:51 am »
Power.

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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2017, 08:50:32 pm »
Yikes!  Hope it was shut off before you went up there.

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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #7 on: May 04, 2017, 10:49:21 pm »
good bee luck mosti!  btw, love your avatar.......!

"Looks a bit more challenging than my low to the ground pine tree swarms! Ha!"

lol dave, i agree........ i think i like pine tree captures better than bees way off the ground and near power lines............... :D

ggghhhzzzzzzzzzzzzztttttt!............ :D :D :laugh: (how do you make an electrical power zap?!.......... :D)
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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2017, 11:04:50 pm »
good bee luck mosti!  btw, love your avatar.......!

"Looks a bit more challenging than my low to the ground pine tree swarms! Ha!"

lol dave, i agree........ i think i like pine tree captures better than bees way off the ground and near power lines............... :D

ggghhhzzzzzzzzzzzzztttttt!............ :D :D :laugh: (how do you make an electrical power zap?!.......... :D)

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Re: 6th swarm of the season
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2017, 12:16:39 am »
............. :D :D :laugh:
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