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Offline electroman277

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Re: My first split
« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2014, 01:31:40 pm »
Mrs River- Sorry it is a habit of mine. I found the avatar and thought everyone might like it. I would be glad to keep you posted on my fumbles.
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Re: My first split
« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2014, 05:01:41 pm »
LOL!!!
i only get that from telemarketers.....now you two guys have others started, i received a pm calling me mrs......... :D

do like the avatar, but i did like bruce too, and we all love to read about everyone's fumbles, then we don't feel so bad ourselves....... :D
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Re: My first split
« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2014, 05:08:50 pm »
hehe, Yep!  Us idiots love company!!!    :laugh:
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Re: My first split
« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2014, 09:18:18 pm »
Just hang around a while. I will make you feel like Einstein.
By the way I am not cool enough to be Bruce.
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Re: My first split
« Reply #24 on: April 16, 2014, 12:44:18 pm »
........ :D
dunno about that, i'm the einstein that volunteers to move beehives and pigs in the back of a smelly buick............ :D
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Re: My first split
« Reply #25 on: April 16, 2014, 01:32:31 pm »
Hollywood can make anyone look good.

   Try taking down a swarm box from a ladder, 300 yards from your truck, in the dark while its drizzling..
   The bees had been in the box about a week and I needed to get it down, this was my first chance to do it..  Wife flat out refused to go hold the light for me...
   As I took the last screw out, the ladder slid, either on the ground or the tree. I don't remember consiously thinking about what had happened...  I hit the ground, the box fortunately (?) hit the ladder before landing on my head...   No, I hadn't screened it yet, the screen and stapler were still in the truck...
   What a mess.. I received about a dozen stings. I expected more..  the comb was mostly broken and a lot of bees were mashed. I did find the queen alive, and managed to save them with a couple frames of brood from other hives...  I had a bruise on the side of my head that looked ugly.. It was quite fun telling everyone I mouthed off to my wife and got smacked....
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Re: My first split
« Reply #26 on: April 16, 2014, 06:01:09 pm »
OK Since this is my first split I have a wookie ( :P) question. How long after the Queen cell is capped does it take for her to hatch? How long after hatching does it take for her to mate?
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Re: My first split
« Reply #27 on: April 16, 2014, 06:24:04 pm »
Day 1... egg is layed

Day 9... The cell is capped.

Day 16... The queen emerges.

Day 19 to day 30, the queen mates.

Day 21 to day 35, the queen lays.
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Re: My first split
« Reply #28 on: April 23, 2014, 02:48:38 pm »
Update on my first split.
I checked this morning and found a beautiful hatched queen.  ;D Waiting on the matting flight to happen. I didn't have a camera with me for pictures sorry :'(
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Re: My first split
« Reply #29 on: April 23, 2014, 03:19:11 pm »
WHere is the unknown Cheff?? Someone needs a spankin for no camera syndrome!!!   >:(      :laugh:
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Re: My first split
« Reply #30 on: May 07, 2014, 07:21:32 am »
The new queen. Sorry I could only get the bottom half of her.

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Re: My first split
« Reply #31 on: May 07, 2014, 10:45:03 am »
YA! Especially these days when you can get a camera the size of a credit card for pete's sake!

Have Bees Get Camera!!
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Re: My first split
« Reply #32 on: May 07, 2014, 01:46:58 pm »
 
Quote from: electroman277 on May 07, 2014, 07:21:32 am
The new queen. Sorry I could only get the bottom half of her.

You got the part that counts!   She looks like she's already mated and has great potential. :)
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