Author Topic: Fort Bragg cutout (Read 6841 times)

Mikey N.C. · « **on:** February 29, 2016, 05:55:19 pm »

Iddee, here's the tree, catawba,see chain saw cut

Perry · « **Reply #1 on:** February 29, 2016, 06:38:58 pm »

Some fun to be had with that one!

iddee · « **Reply #2 on:** February 29, 2016, 06:41:36 pm »

Make it look like this.

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #3 on:** March 01, 2016, 07:39:46 pm »

Tony & Bob, were able to split tree,(was going to be pushed over for baseball field @Pope Air Force Base ,N.C., they were able to find queen, they will go and see ,how many are still flying tomorrow.

iddee · « **Reply #4 on:** March 01, 2016, 07:48:39 pm »

Good job.There's always more than one way to skin a cat.

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #5 on:** March 01, 2016, 07:55:58 pm »

Tony, told me that the trying to rubberbanding of natural comb in empty frames, seemed flimsy,does that mean to use ,plastic,wax foundation to give fresh comb ? ?
Need any advice ,

iddee · « **Reply #6 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:01:25 pm »

Did they find plastic comb in the tree?

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #7 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:13:54 pm »

First thing, out he's mouth,we got to get a vacuum (bee),said they got half 5 gal. buc.of comb , after making other frames

cover it up · « **Reply #8 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:14:39 pm »

6 frames of it an better than a half of a 5 gal buck of good honey com

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:21:23 pm »

No, what makes natural comb sterdy in a empty frame with rubber band ?

CBT · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:31:15 pm »

Time Mike, they will glue that stuff in good and tight then build new comb to fill it in.The issue with a bee vac is getting power. Nice pics

iddee · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2016, 08:50:33 pm »

Come see me. I'll give you a vac catch box. You will just have to hook any shop vac to it and go to work.

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2016, 09:28:12 pm »

Sounds good

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2016, 09:34:55 pm »

Where can we get big rubber bands for comb ? ?

iddee · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2016, 09:40:27 pm »

Wal-mart.

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2016, 10:01:29 pm »

10-4 thanks

riverbee · « **Reply #16 on:** March 02, 2016, 11:55:56 am »

good job and awesome photos mikey!.......

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #17 on:** March 02, 2016, 06:29:15 pm »

Alright, Cov. It up(Tony) went to look this morning, couldn't get into base(AF) fast,got to hive about 9:45, he said yesterday that tree cavity, bees were at least 3 to 3 1/2 ft. down in the ground .He knows that he has a queen, is it possible with the weather we've been having, that their was more than one ? ? I'm going sent pics,what he described as balling, on the broke down part,where he cut comb,and where the hole down the tap root.

Mikey N.C. · « **Reply #18 on:** March 02, 2016, 06:38:00 pm »

Citup,said he borrowed a bee vac.,want to know if that's what might need to be done ? ?, or let it set(box), and when to release queen from clip ? ?

iddee · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2016, 08:16:53 pm »

DO NOT release queen from clip while on base. Wait until they are home. Queen in clip for a week is fine.
Yes, there may be two queens.
If time allows, I would wait to see if they moved into box. I would also spray the stump liberally with Fischers bee-quick.
If they force you to move quick, use vac.