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I sure admire beekeepers. Bees are pretty interesting (and necessary!).
I got to help a local beekeeper gather a swarm from a courtyard at work. He asked the maintenance man for help. He declined, but suggested me as someone who would follow directions and not run away. lol I admit it was pretty intense getting that close to that many.
I had one estimated considerably higher count from our wall several months ago. We didn't want to kill them. Took a while but finally found some people who would remove them at no cost and all we had to do was repair the wall.
I had one estimated considerably higher count from our wall several months ago. We didn't want to kill them. Took a while but finally found some people who would remove them at no cost and all we had to do was repair the wall.
That's amazing! Did you write a thread on it? Do you have any photos? I think it's great that you did whatever you could to save the bees.
In several areas bees are endangered, and already there are signs of what happens when this occurs. They are essential to plant life, and also to creatures above them and below them in the food chain balance.
That's amazing! Did you write a thread on it? Do you have any photos? I think it's great that you did whatever you could to save the bees.
In several areas bees are endangered, and already there are signs of what happens when this occurs. They are essential to plant life, and also to creatures above them and below them in the food chain balance.
Thanks Macrina. I love plants and have so many yellow blooms around that attract bees. I know of the honey bee plight and was concerned. I have no fear of and realize the importance of honey bees. Our only concern is we've had many cases of killer bee attacks in the state. I've always gotten very near the hive and not had a problem. Shampooing the mutt in the front yard one day the bees got a little aggressive. I think it was just the shampoo. They were never aggressive before. I could mow right next to them. That is one thing that gets the Africanized bees to attack people. It's an unrelenting attack when they do.
These bees were fine and we were happy to find bee keepers happy to have them. Only photos i could find were of the guys loading or unloading their equipment. Someone down the street had a large honeycomb/hive removed a year or two before.
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