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Check that the queen is alive (can you find her?). Then remove the metal plate (facing my hand), exposing the hole through which the bees can chew out (through the candy) and release the queen. Some...
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Showing the correct way to grab a bee. If you brab both wings, a worker can never be able to sting you because her abdomen is not that flexible (some wasps can though). Showing the correct way to grab...
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Putting a 2 gallon syrup (50%) on top to stimulate the bees to build wax since this colony had 10 frames with foundations only. Then put an empty super on, and cover it up. All done! Putting a 2...
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Give it a good shake and the bees should all come out...then they magically 'flowing' down between the frames. Very few bees would fly if you have sprayed enough. Give it a good shake and the bees...
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Swarm discovered: 9:19am, 6/13/2002. At the MSU apiary near the Lake. Swarm discovered: 9:19am, 6/13/2002. At the MSU apiary near the Lake.
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Well, everything went smoothly. One boy got stung once and I did not even get one without a veil! Well I did get one on purpose to show the kids how the stinger would stay inside my flesh. Thanks for...
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9:22 am, she tried to cut the branch off, thinking that would be easier. But gave up because it was too think to cut. 9:22 am, she tried to cut the branch off, thinking that would be easier. But gave...
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9:21am, this includes a hive stand, a bottom board, and a brood box with 10 frames. 9:21am, this includes a hive stand, a bottom board, and a brood box with 10 frames.
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9:21 am, Sandie Michalek, my beekeeping technician, starts putting a hive box directly below the swarm. 9:21 am, Sandie Michalek, my beekeeping technician, starts putting a hive box directly below the...
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9:20:49 am, the swarm before being hived. 9:20:49 am, the swarm before being hived.
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9:23:27 am, now she tries to break the little branch, which has a few bees on them, just in case the queen is still there. 9:23:27 am, now she tries to break the little branch, which has a few bees on...
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9:23:16 am, another good shake, only a few bees left! 9:23:16 am, another good shake, only a few bees left!
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9:22:55 am, Most of the bees are now inside the hive box. Bees usually "flow" into the spaces between the frames when shaken down. 9:22:55 am, Most of the bees are now inside the hive box. Bees...
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9:22:49 am, She shook the brank to let the swarm fall directly into the box. 9:22:49 am, She shook the brank to let the swarm fall directly into the box.
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The owner of the house tried to shake more bees down. I was inspecting the cardboard box to see how many bees we got. The owner of the house tried to shake more bees down. I was inspecting the...
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