Swarm call not too far from the house this time. Melissa called and said she had a swarm down low in a bush and they needed to get gone before the neighbor sprayed them. They were in a small tree on the fence between the houses. Melissa's brother (I think) saw my add on craigs list so she gave me a ring, her sister was afraid I would turn out to be the craigs list killer :shock: . [attachment=4:1kxsxnks]001.JPG[/attachment:1kxsxnks] nice swarm of about 3 1/2 pounds just about head high. [attachment=3:1kxsxnks]002.JPG[/attachment:1kxsxnks] [attachment=2:1kxsxnks]003.JPG[/attachment:1kxsxnks] after trimming out the swarm, Melissa said the bush was a goner and I could butcher it up as I pleased. [attachment=1:1kxsxnks]004.JPG[/attachment:1kxsxnks] I held the branch and Melissa clipped it off with the loppers, she was fearless after watching me stick my hands into the swarm. I wanted her to hold the branch and get a pic of her but she refused. [attachment=0:1kxsxnks]006.JPG[/attachment:1kxsxnks] The girls are getting settled in. Just got back from picking them up after dark and think I got every bee!
Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. A lion and honey. We should call you Sampson :lol:
There's nothing like a swarm to show people that happy bees need not be feared. You gave us a nice selection of pictures. Thanks.
