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Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« on: February 26, 2014, 07:16:21 am »
The hive my friend suspects the gourd bees came from was not as bad as these pictures show but no doubt was a contributing factor to the demise of his late dad's beeyard. I've had one case of wax moths but not this bad. He gathered all of these up and gave them to me. I cleaned them all and all the foundation / frames are now in a freezer. Going to do the same with the boxes as well.





































And I found these guys hiding out in the web moth mess.



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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2014, 07:32:15 am »
Ugh. A lot of that will clean up nicely.
Are those ants in the last picture?
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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2014, 07:58:24 am »
Are those ants in the last picture?

Red Wasp. Really bad boys that hurt a lot when they sting.
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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2014, 08:40:56 am »
I would make another visit, see if there is an extractor or other bee junk. Might pick them up for cheap.
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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2014, 08:45:14 am »
I think you rescued that equipment just in time.  Nice deal.  You will have to make sure the fella gets some honey. 

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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2014, 02:36:41 pm »
I think you rescued that equipment just in time.  Nice deal.  You will have to make sure the fella gets some honey.

Yeah, I promised them some honey.
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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2014, 02:38:52 pm »
I would make another visit, see if there is an extractor or other bee junk. Might pick them up for cheap.

In fact, he offered his dad's "bee gear" and I said I'd be glad to buy it from him. He's gathering it up and will call me when he's finished.
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Re: Here's the reason the bees were in the gourd
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2014, 05:43:53 pm »
Nice score! Amazing some of the good folks you get to meet because of bees!
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