Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Swarms, Cut Outs, Trap Outs and Bee Trees => Topic started by: iddee on April 17, 2015, 09:08:46 pm
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Normally, bees in a swarm don't sting, but when you cut a limb and 5 gallon of bees drop on your head and shoulders, they DO sting.
About 50 on the right arm, 30 or more on the left arm, and I won't even guess at how many on the head and face. Finally had to cut the whole tree down to get them, but, by golly, they are in the hive. Just another fun day in the bee yard, except they weren't even my bees. The lady did say thank you, tho, so that makes it all worthwhile. :D
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DANG! Id say you will be sick tonight.. usually hits me about 3 AM when I take a lot of stings.. but of course, I dont have Bee venom for blood like you do....
Hope your doing OK!
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Hope your doing okay iddee. Reminds me of when i had the German Black bees. :o Jack
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Slept good last night and went fishing this morning. 3 of us caught 15 nice catfish and 23 white perch.
Planning a fish fry tomorrow afternoon.
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hehe You should have your blood type tested... Type Ax or Apitoxin!
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No suit in the truck? Do you even own one? ;D
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Hooded jacket in the truck. Just can't understand why it didn't protect me, with it being in the truck and me on a ladder in a tree. :D
Put it on afterward and continued with the catch. Cut the tree down when they reassembled higher up. Sat the hive next to them after they hit the ground. They marched right in then.
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You're a tough beekeeper Mr. Wizard! I would probably whine all day if it was me, and well deserved ;)
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"hehe You should have your blood type tested... Type Ax or Apitoxin!"
.............. :D
i could use some of iddee's apitoxin!........... :D
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Naw Mrs. River, It makes your ears hairy!
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No hairy ears or chest here. I only shave every 2 weeks. I'm much further down the evolution line. :P :D
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Your probably related to the Indian from NC that named our town Fair Grove. :D Jack
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Probably. Cherokees pop up several times on the limbs of the family tree.
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Me too Iddee, cherokee ;)
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"Naw Mrs. River, It makes your ears hairy!"
............. :D :laugh: :D
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I feel for you Iddee! I went home for the beevac after taking 15 - 20 stings trying to drop a swarm a week ago. Fortunately they were through clothing stings, not that much venom except the one that went up my pantleg. I got my full suit and boots with that beevac, and they are a nice 4 lb swarm in their hive now.
Queen excluder is keeping drones and queens in for the moment, want to give them a couple of weeks to get really set up before I figure out how to get it off. Hope they aren't AHB
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No hairy ears or chest here. I only shave every 2 weeks. I'm much further down the evolution line. :P :D
I tried rubbing Rogaine on my chest. Didn't work. :(
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LOL