It was time.I have been putting off the job at the Vicksburg Auditorium for a while. Partly because of the nature of the job. Partly because the removal from the other side of the building (yeah, they had TWO hives) had not gone as I wanted it to (the bees moved inside the building, andContinueContinue reading “Trap Out!”
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Vacuuming the Bees
You meet with the person in charge of the auditorium, and are immediately put at ease by his easygoing demeanor and easy smile. After showing you how to find the ladder, Mr. Artiss opens the door to let you hook up the vacuum. You have coordinated with a co-worker to meet you and hold theContinueContinue reading “Vacuuming the Bees”
A New Day
It is a bright, new day, and you have it all figured out.Overnight, you worried the idea over and over. And finally decided on a course of action. You are going to swap out your ShopVac for the one your wife has. Hers is more powerful, and won’t lose suction so easily. You have installedContinueContinue reading “A New Day”
Aluminum Screen
OK, you have decided to go with an aluminum screen cone. Good call. Aluminum screen is hardy, weather resistant, and a little bit pokey – so you can keep the bees from reentering. So now you are off to the local hardware store to buy an $8 roll – the smallest available – of aluminumContinueContinue reading “Aluminum Screen”
Keep Working – Night-Time Edition
You really aren’t too bright, are you?Bees stung you through the suit, you flailed in response, dropping the vacuum and falling off the ladder. As you fell, you dislodged the bucket with the bees, which fell on top of you.Your screams could be heard for miles.Lee Robinson, who advised you not to continue, tried toContinueContinue reading “Keep Working – Night-Time Edition”
Be Still
This week I am taking a class for work at the University of Montana in Missoula. It is a gorgeous campus, with walking trails and bountiful nature all around. Adjacent to the building where the ecosystem restoration class being held is a raised bed garden with glorious wildflowers.Being who I am, I immediately began scoutingContinueContinue reading “Be Still”
Don’t Look – Long Way Down
I extended my 20′ ladder to its full length, and placed it against the front wall of Mr. Stephen Edmonson’s house. I clambered up, I stood on the top available rung, and still fell about four feet short of being able to peer into the hive.This beehive removal was going to be tricky.Stephen has aContinueContinue reading “Don’t Look – Long Way Down”
Bees Inside
Bee-tween the window and the drapes.I love bees. Bees are a delightful part of nature.But. Nature, I am told, is intended to remain outside the walls of our homes. To establish our safe haven within a location of our choosing, we beat back the weeds and the animals and the insects, and we sanitize and createContinueContinue reading “Bees Inside”
Swarms
“We have a swarm of bees over here at the Harbor. Can anyone come and help us?”The message was sent by social media late in the afternoon, and I had guests in town, so I missed it. I woke up the next morning and saw the message, and immediately called to find out.”No, it appearsContinueContinue reading “Swarms”
The Land of Milk and WHAT?!
I am about to try beekeeping again.Last year about this time, I drove to Hattiesburg, MS to pick up a nuc. It was a day of joy and trepidation. The end result, though, was that my bees died.Since then I have read, thought, asked, contemplated, and just generally worried the problem like a sore tooth. ContinueContinue reading “The Land of Milk and WHAT?!”
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