How many of you have been demand in capture a drove of bee ? If you have n’t done it , gentleman … it ’s a rush .
Back in January , I had the chance to capture a swarm of bee . My friend Allen the Beekeeper called me out of the blue while I was hanging out with my cousin-german Jen , a fellow homesteading / horticulture partisan .
“ Hey Dave – require to go fascinate some bees ? ”
My response – of course – was yes .
Allen and Dave superstar in UPN 33 ’s late - Nox movieThe Andromeda Strain
The next morning we set off for a rental home in a residential neighborhood . The landlord had been told there were bees there , so she called Allen to get disembarrass of them . Jen get together us and document the experience with photos and television . ( net Cut is giving me fits right now . I ’ll cypher it out and post the video in the futurity … I desire ) .
Allen and Dave star in UPN 33’s late-night movieThe Andromeda Strain
Even though it was winter , the bees had swarmed – and then progress a hive- right out in the open . I ’ve never seen anything like it .
mightily on the side of an oak , about 12′ up , there were unadulterated hang piece of comb , covered with bees – and fill up with larvae and honey . altogether freaky . I ca n’t figure out how they were live the cold out there .
I climb up and edit out them down as Allen gum elastic - banded them into hive frames , then put them in a nuc box . After that , we sweep as many bees as potential into the boxful and prayed we bring the queen . ( Well … I prayed . Allen ’s a bear - again pagan , so I suppose he leave good karma at it ) . At any rate , we box up all the bee we could get , then Allen installed them in my backyard .
Allen and Dave star in UPN 33’s late-night movieThe Andromeda Strain
Jen – our adventuresome photojournalist
Some days later , we busted launch the box and found there was indeed a queen in there . Hurray for bee !
It ’s been a few yr since I keep bees … this was something I was really missing . Thanks to Allen and these batty out - of - time of year - swarmers , I ’ve got ’em again .
Allen and Dave star in UPN 33’s late-night movieThe Andromeda Strain
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Jen – our adventuresome photojournalist
