He mentioned in another thread that he's in SoCal so with the milder winter weather maybe it's eaiser?

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So, we decided to remove the hive from the sofa ourselves. And put it in our own yard.

valcorger All-American

Aug 27, 10:35pm

Excellent follow up. Nice job.

Turd Ferguson

Aug 27, 10:38pm

You are an impressive human being.

Leonardo

Aug 27, 10:46pm

Crikey!

TNT

Aug 27, 10:47pm

How many bees do you estimate? What a job!

Yes

Aug 27, 10:48pm

RE: How many bees do you estimate? What a job!

valcorger

Aug 27, 11:07pm

Great movie

CougfromtheSouth

Aug 28, 4:34am

Six hours? That $250 quote suddenly doesn't look so expensive.

Cougar Junkie

Aug 27, 10:55pm

For sure. And we spent more than that on bee keeping stuff.

valcorger

Aug 27, 11:06pm

If it costs more than it makes sense but it makes life interesting it’s a hobby.

Nakedbootleg

Aug 27, 11:09pm

You rule the internet today. Nicely done!

immacougar

Aug 27, 10:55pm

Sweet mother of Moses.

Ten_Hour_Drives

Aug 27, 11:09pm

Are you sure you got the queen?

blueaussie

Aug 27, 11:15pm

Just reread that. See you aren’t sure. If there is no queen in there they will

blueaussie

Aug 27, 11:16pm

RE: Just reread that. See you aren’t sure. If there is no queen in there

Endocoug

Aug 28, 2:52am

Well done. Getting them to survive over the winter will be tricky.

JWin

Aug 28, 12:01am

He mentioned in another thread that he's in SoCal so with the milder winter weather maybe it's eaiser?

greatbam

Aug 28, 3:08am

I imagine there is something blooming all year round. They should be fine.

JWin

Aug 28, 8:42am

Acorn approved

ChiCityCoug

Aug 28, 2:24am

That's awesome! Good Job man!

greatbam

Aug 28, 3:07am

Curious. With the outfits you wore and protection, how did you still get stung?

EM_Puma

Aug 28, 6:47am

I took a couple slight ones on the chin through the screen when I was knelt down and looking up, and my chin went

valcorger

Aug 28, 9:20am

Ahh. Thanks. I've just wondered about those bee suits and how well they work.

EM_Puma

Aug 28, 9:25am

Lots of beekeepers just use a veil, no arm or hand protection. Wear shorts.

Acorn

Aug 28, 11:11am

For this foray, I opted for near max protection. Although purchased on Amazon, the jacket is pretty good.

valcorger

Aug 28, 11:45am

I somehow expect WhirleyPop to do something similar soon. Nice work.

Q-grr

Aug 28, 7:35am

IMPRESSIVE. Now you understand what I was saying about how much work it is.

Acorn

Aug 28, 7:53am

Thank you, appreciate your comments/advice.

valcorger

Aug 28, 9:10am

when you move the colony, you can go check out the old site and see how many

Acorn

Aug 28, 11:23am

These types of posts are why CB is awesome! 🙂

greatbam

Aug 28, 11:18am

Morning update. Bees are doing their normal thing around the pond. Things in the yard across the street have quieted

valcorger

Aug 28, 11:51am

On the cement floor, are those live bees, dead bees or something else (pellets?)

EM_Puma

Aug 28, 11:54am

Bees are amazingly docile, if you leave them alone they are happy to just do

JWin

Aug 28, 2:16pm

So there are a few males and a lot of females and one queen?

EM_Puma

Aug 28, 9:16pm

Yes.

blueaussie

Aug 28, 9:34pm

The males (drones) only purpose is to find an unmated queen during a swarm.

JWin

Aug 28, 10:31pm

The last thing to go through a drones mind. “She looks hot”.

valcorger

Aug 29, 12:49am

Those are the lucky guys in more than one way. The ones that don't die

Acorn

Aug 29, 6:32am

Morning 2 update. Moved the hive last night.

valcorger

Aug 29, 8:51am

Nice landscaping with the pond and tree. Hopefully they have enough honey

Nakedbootleg

Aug 29, 10:15am

Yes, will definitely be feeding them. They current raid the HCBW’s hummingbird feeder.

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