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Offline iddee

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First cutout this year
« on: April 11, 2014, 03:54:35 pm »
Helped, ""watched"" Jacobs and his 2 partners do a cutout today.DEFINITELY survivors. Not only made it through winter, but 3 or more 5 gallon buckets of honey, over 10 frames of brood. Very large hive to be this early.
















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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2014, 05:11:41 pm »
Very nice. Good to see they got the queen. Were these bees under the floor? I almost never see ferals live anywhere that low to the ground around here.
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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2014, 05:31:47 pm »
Awesome.  Big ole piece of square comb!
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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2014, 06:21:36 pm »
Holy Smokin Hive Batman!!!   that was a biggun!
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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2014, 06:35:51 pm »
Quote from: Perry on April 11, 2014, 05:11:41 pm
I almost never see ferals live anywhere that low to the ground around here.

Me, too.  The first thing I thought of was AHB.  Won't they live in or close to the ground?
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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2014, 09:15:12 pm »
Fascinating! I Love pics! Wish I could accompany beeks more often on their swarm catching and cut outs ~
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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2014, 09:28:58 pm »
That's great! I've never done a cutout before, but I would love for my first to be like that! Good job!
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Re: First cutout this year
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2014, 08:51:01 am »
Looks like they came through winter very well in the barn. Good one for sure.
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