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Offline Yankee11

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Had to at least try.
« on: October 15, 2014, 08:32:38 am »
Got a call yesterday. Homeowner had contracted to have some trees cut down in yard. They were going to spray them today.
Hopefully queen survived and I can get them to move up into the box. It has honey and pulled comb in it. Msy stick some eggs/larva in it today.













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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 11:01:06 am »
I did one years ago, but it was in January and the temps were around -15 C! (5 F) :o (they didn't make it) :sad:
You have a much better chance, and yes, if you hadn't tried their fate would have been certain.
Good on ya! ;)
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2014, 02:55:06 pm »
Looks like fun!  Best of luck to you.  :)
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2014, 08:31:11 am »
Look who I found up in the boxes  :)

I put a a cloake board between the hive and the log now, so she is trapped up in the hive. I'll eventually remove the log when they settle down.
She is alive and well, thats the important part.








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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2014, 09:39:39 am »
Well done Yankee!    :)
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2014, 02:37:44 pm »
You are sure having a good bit of luck this year Yankee  :)  Love the pic of the queen, they are like magic to me
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2014, 07:18:40 pm »
"Love the pic of the queen, they are like magic to me "

queens are magic jen....... ;)
great pix yankee!
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2014, 08:13:51 pm »
Mission accomplished, Queen and all bees moved right up.







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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2014, 08:54:49 pm »
Yankee, your journey was characterized by good choices, producing an envious result in that box.  :)
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2014, 09:31:53 pm »
Nice Yankee, now what are you feeding them in the jar?
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 09:56:02 pm »
Lol,

That's 2-1 sugar syrup.

Found a cane sugar refining plant about 40 miles from my house. They sell sugar that they cant sell to the public. (dnt bleach properly etc.) it looks a little gray. Oh well, it's 17 cents a pound. Bees don't seem to care.
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2014, 11:27:15 pm »
Okay... I didn't know they bleached cane sugar, yuuuuuuk, but I would feed it my bees  :)
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2014, 07:57:51 am »
Well done Sir!  :goodjob:
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2014, 10:03:20 pm »
Nicely done!!!!!!
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2014, 08:51:10 am »
I hope to see some larva tomorrow. fingers crossed.
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2014, 01:34:14 pm »
I'm on your page Yankee, take pics  :)
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2014, 05:54:50 pm »
I could not wait.  :)

TaDaa. Unbelievable. The log was cut from the top of a tree and hit the ground, then a guy cuts right through the hive with his chain saw, Then we load them in a truck and drive them 8 miles and unload them.

And now we have capped larva.Both side of frame are layed. She must have started laying the day I put this comb in.

Man, I love this stuff.




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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2014, 07:36:22 pm »
Way Too Go Yankee!  ;D
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2014, 08:57:27 pm »
Dang man...   I would PAY a LOT to have your luck for one week..  Keep it up Iddee might ban you because wee all jealous!!    ;D
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Re: Had to at least try.
« Reply #19 on: October 25, 2014, 12:54:33 am »
Well, it HAS been a lot of luck and a lot of hard work. But I've said this before and I'll stand by it. I would not have been able to have done any of this without the folks on this forum, I have learned so much from being on here. I am finishing my 3rd summer in bees and without this forum I would probably be struggling with 3 or 4 hives (instead of 45)and may have given up by now.

Great folks, great knowledge and encouragement on here.  I've done some boneheaded mouth breathing things with bees over the past 3 years, but always get picked up by folks here.

So, hows that? Can I stay now Iddee?

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