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Yesterday,
09:55 PM
blueblood
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Eastern Court Sweet Shrub Swarm
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
Thanks Gun! It has been routine the last few days where I have installed bees in my yard, in the dark. I have to stop doing that as I am missing...
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Yesterday,
09:48 PM
blueblood
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Lost Swarm But Recovered By Cutting Out Mother Hive
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I have been waiting for the homeowner's teen son to send the pics to me from a cut-out on the back of a barn a last Wednesday. I received them...
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Yesterday,
09:26 PM
blueblood
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Eastern Court Sweet Shrub Swarm
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I have been noticing a trend as of late here. I get swarm calls around 4pm on warmer days. Got a call about a swarm on a low shrub this afternoon...
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Yesterday,
09:12 PM
blueblood
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Fun Shag Bark Hickory Swarm and Chinese Restaurant Swarm Predator
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I went back out there this evening but I my mind was in split from just catching another swarm around 4pm. I took everything but the tools tub of...
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Yesterday,
08:46 PM
blueblood
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Bee in a tree at Wilard library
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I remember Willard Library very well, down there on First Avenue. We used to take field trips there in elementary. We slid down the concrete rail...
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Yesterday,
08:43 PM
blueblood
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Are things moving at the right pace?
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Beekeeping 101
Sounds on course to me. My packages took that long and longer to get in their groove. Now, my feral hives kick some booty when it comes to drawing...
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6 replies | 44 view(s)
Yesterday,
08:37 PM
blueblood
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Florida here
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Welcome Arkwood!
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Yesterday,
01:53 PM
blueblood
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Moving Queen Cell
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Raising Queens
Here is a couple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXAe1k5admU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zoIAHhLc2k
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Yesterday,
12:49 PM
blueblood
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Moving Queen Cell
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Hi Fuzzy, I rubber banded these two queen cells to the comb I also banded in from a recent cut out. I have seen others cut a hole in the comb the...
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Yesterday,
11:41 AM
blueblood
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in need of some engineering for my veil
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Have you considered the Ultrabreeze? I like that move too!
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Yesterday,
08:26 AM
blueblood
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Beautiful big, bumbly bee enjoying the Nepeta
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Mason & other alternative bees
Great pic! I like the light shining from the left onto the bee and flower.
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Yesterday,
08:22 AM
blueblood
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Brick Wall and Steps House Trap Out
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Agreed Iddee. I do still hold to the theory about leaving it off until comb is drawn and during dearth/winter.
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Yesterday,
08:19 AM
blueblood
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Fun Shag Bark Hickory Swarm and Chinese Restaurant Swarm Predator
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
Thanks! I will give it a whirl. I will have to do some major packing of that split in the tree where they are.
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Yesterday,
08:15 AM
blueblood
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Hmmmmmm?
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Bee News
Hmmmmmm is right...interesting.
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Yesterday,
07:33 AM
blueblood
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Fun Shag Bark Hickory Swarm and Chinese Restaurant Swarm Predator
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
Good idea...this one could be done without a frame of eggs right? Maybe, a frame of honey...?
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13 replies | 78 view(s)
Yesterday,
07:28 AM
blueblood
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Ok before I go to far, have you heard this one before: I met a gal on the internet...
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
Hiya Tim, we need to get back to skyping or something again. We have that Evansville bond too! I have made some good contacts from CL too.
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Yesterday,
07:25 AM
blueblood
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honey pics
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General Beekeeping
I will bring toast and peanut butter.
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Yesterday,
07:23 AM
blueblood
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Brick Wall and Steps House Trap Out
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I wish Perry! I could only dream to be that proficient with bees. For one, I simply can't mess with these bees without protective gear, ha! He is...
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Yesterday,
07:15 AM
blueblood
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Fun Shag Bark Hickory Swarm and Chinese Restaurant Swarm Predator
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
To the tree? Yes, later in the evening. There were several in the box but several in the tree and hole. I will go back tonight or tomorrow. I...
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Yesterday,
07:08 AM
blueblood
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And then there were sixteen!
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General Beekeeping
Cool to have the queen hatching in your hand basically. Take some pics, I would have loved to see that.
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Yesterday,
07:02 AM
blueblood
started a thread
Fun Shag Bark Hickory Swarm and Chinese Restaurant Swarm Predator
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
So, was out checking my brick wall trap out when a couple pulled up. I thought it was the homeowners but they were from down the road. They asked...
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Yesterday,
05:42 AM
blueblood
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Brick Wall and Steps House Trap Out
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
Day 10 of trap out. I was rather pleased with the progress on this weeks inspection. You will notice the frame with the queen cell on it is a...
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24 replies | 310 view(s)
Yesterday,
04:25 AM
blueblood
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last year was easy
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
They love those Catalpa trees! I hear ya on the heights things. I attended a high ropes challenge last week as part of a mentor training with the...
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5 replies | 52 view(s)
Yesterday,
04:20 AM
blueblood
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Rain
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General Gardening
Morning Gypsi. I just woke up to read about the tornadoes across the plains and elsewhere. Pep talk when a guy is in you position is not always...
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May 19th 2013,
10:04 PM
blueblood
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Moorings trap out #1
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Looks great! Thanks for the pictures. Me and poison ivy are not good friends...at all....
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8 replies | 49 view(s)
May 19th 2013,
10:16 AM
blueblood
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Chain Link Fence Swarm at The Pool
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Thanks guys! I am still waiting on a young man to finish editing the cut out I did last week. When he does, I will post it. Nice info...
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May 18th 2013,
05:54 AM
blueblood
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Chain Link Fence Swarm at The Pool
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
Yeah, it worked great. I didn't have time to look for queen to put in the nuc for a march in. Took 4 minutes to vac them all and I was out of there.
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May 18th 2013,
04:51 AM
blueblood
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My secret!
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General Beekeeping
Good score Mr. Perry!
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May 17th 2013,
09:51 PM
blueblood
started a thread
Chain Link Fence Swarm at The Pool
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Swarms, Cut outs, and Trap outs
City Pool called me about a swarm on a perimeter chain link fence. This one was a challenge because not only were they on a chain link fence, they...
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9 replies | 105 view(s)
May 17th 2013,
11:24 AM
blueblood
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How do they Know?
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General Beekeeping
I have wondered the same thing. I got one through the vent in my gloves two days ago. My right hand is just now starting to look like a human hand,...
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Andrew Blanton
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