“Mr. Lawton?” “No, ma’am. That was my dad. I am just Crorey.” “Oh.” Not an unusual start to a conversation – it usually starts this way. After introductions, get down to the business of signing contracts, and walk out with a contract for $200 per hive removal. Discounted because the city is letting you useContinueContinue reading “Taking the Job”
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Tie-Down Straps to Secure the Box
Great Idea. Tie-Down Straps give a tight, secure connection that are easy to use, and will not deteriorate or be affected by wind or weather. They can be cinched down as tightly as needed. They are sturdy.The only problem is making the attachment. You are taking the box up a rickety 30′ ladder, to attachContinueContinue reading “Tie-Down Straps to Secure the Box”
Bungees
So you decide to attach the box to the rope ladder with bungee cords. Good idea. Because you will have limited options when you are on top of the ladder, you wrap the bungee cords twice around the box, and then connect them to a carabiner, one on each side.You start up the ladder, andContinueContinue reading “Bungees”
Nylon Screen
Congratulations. You just wasted 15 dollars more (you are only getting $200 for this, by the way). The nylon does not hold up, flopping closed before you ever even apply the glue to it. Worse, because you cut it to try it out, you can’t even return it to Home Depot. Would you like toContinueContinue reading “Nylon Screen”
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”
Back to the Drawing Board
Sometimes, it is best to just take a beat, and read, and think, and plan a little more. Sure, there is a time for action, but sometimes, you gain insight by putting the chutzpah on hold and plotting things through a little better.The books talk a lot about trap-outs, and how they work. Essentially, youContinueContinue reading “Back to the Drawing Board”
Sweet, Sweet Success
Honeycomb, ready for crush and strainLast week, I posted the results of the honeybee removal from the previous Saturday, and was pretty proud of how it had gone (you should read it, if you have not already). In what was an extremely long day of work on a 24-foot ladder, Shannen and I:Opened the wallContinueContinue reading “Sweet, Sweet Success”
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”
Removals (x2)
“I am reading through this contract, and the way I read it, you will not replace the work that you tear out. Am I reading that right?”It is a fair question. A fair thing to ask. Mr. Victor Robinson has a tenant who was looking to have bees removed from his back porch, and IContinueContinue reading “Removals (x2)”
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