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Offline rrog13

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Concord Swarm #3
« on: May 02, 2015, 11:16:00 pm »
Captured another swarm today in Concord.  I used a 5 gallon bucket duct taped to an old telescoping pool cleaning pole.  It works great for those swarms high up the tree.  I was trying to video with one hand and work the bees with the other. :) Not the greatest video by any means but, it'll do. This is #3 since last Saturday. 


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Re: Concord Swarm #3
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2015, 11:30:53 pm »
Nice vid rrog! I guess I'll forgive you for mushing that bee when you put the first frame back in....kidding  ;) :D
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Re: Concord Swarm #3
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2015, 11:35:40 pm »
 :laugh: lol.........As luck would have it, she actually didn't get mushed....just got a little jammed up for a second.  Once I adjusted that frame she went on her way. 
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Re: Concord Swarm #3
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2015, 11:54:14 pm »
Well good! The hardest part of putting the frames back into the hive is trying to push the frames together without mushing bees in between the wooden wedges... a true test of patients ~
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Re: Concord Swarm #3
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2015, 08:53:51 am »
Nice swarm, for a minute there I thought you were up in my neck of the woods LOL.
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Re: Concord Swarm #3
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2015, 12:12:38 pm »
I saw my first swarm of the year on Thursday as I was driving down the road. I was in a hurry to get somewhere and it was 30+ feet up so I had to pass on trying to bring it home. 

 RE: telescoping pole.    I need to get one of these.
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