Removal – Company Bee Blog

109… OW! 110 stings.

Prelude “We have some bees, and need them to get out. You can have them, if you want to come and get them.” That is how the conversation began last week. I have been catching swarms the past couple of weeks, and so free bees always sound good. But I had a suspicion. “Are theyContinueContinue reading “109… OW! 110 stings.”

Gumption Trap

The Beekeep approaches the removal while all of his companions, fainting from hunger, looked on. The hum from the hive intensifies slightly, as the guard bees go on alert. The hot sun beats down on the unshaded heads of the travelers standing in the field. The beekeep sets his shoulders to the task, and beginsContinueContinue reading “Gumption Trap”

Falling for You

I opened the door to the office. Unfortunately, I had gone into the wrong door, so the alarm screamed its fury at me, assaulting my senses. At the exact same moment, a honeybee culminated her assault on me with a dive into my shirt. Decision time: What crisis gets top priority? I ran over toContinueContinue reading “Falling for You”

Honeybees – 57; Crorey – 0

The honeybee removal job was clearly going to be a tough one; one that was going to require some serious problem solving. Trinity Episcopal Church had some bees that had taken up residence over the entrance to the church. They were going and coming from the flashing just above the gutter, and by the looksContinueContinue reading “Honeybees – 57; Crorey – 0”

Cool Day for a Cutout

I had just finished my conversation and was walking back to my truck. Remembering something, I went back inside and handed her my card. “I always forget to do that. Seems silly to carry them around if I am not going to hand them out.” “Thank you. We really need those things gone.” The womanContinueContinue reading “Cool Day for a Cutout”

A Tale of Two Swarms

Swarm #1 “The moment they swarm is when the bees are at their most docile,” I said. Bill and I looked up at the mass of bees clustered under the portico of his house. “While they are in transit from their old residence to a new one, they are not protecting anything – not home,ContinueContinue reading “A Tale of Two Swarms”

Bee-ing in the Delta

28 March, 2020. The light from the pre-dawn sunrise just started to touch the horizon as I entered the Mississippi Delta region. Cup of McD coffee in hand, smile on my face, I am headed to retrieve bees from a farm in Valley Park, Mississippi. Earlier this week, Kathe came into my office while IContinueContinue reading “Bee-ing in the Delta”