Kool & the Gang had it right. It’s too hot. Too hot, lady. With temperatures at or over 100 degrees this week, my only refuge was to work in the early morning hours. This past week I scheduled a removal from a cemetery. A couple of weeks ago the tornado came through and tore upContinueContinue reading “Gotta run for shelter, gotta run for shade”
Tag Archives: Removals
Equal and Opposite
…in which our hero learns the important lesson of Newton’s Laws of Motion. The job could not be more straightforward. (I have learned to say that only afterward, but this one truly was.) Dinah had asked me to remove a hive from a house on her property so that she could move the house toContinueContinue reading “Equal and Opposite”
“I don’t usually do beehive removals in the winter.” Removal work is seasonal, I went on to explain to Chris – the guy on the other end of the line. But it isn’t just because the bees are active or not active – it is more a matter of their survivability once they have beenContinueContinue reading
Stalin with a Southern Accent
Bee suits are meant to be worn standing up. When you are standing up, the veil is held away from your face, and the double layering of the cloth of the suit falls loosely away from your body. Any angry bee with a grudge sting that manages to penetrate the first layer of the clothContinueContinue reading “Stalin with a Southern Accent”
Miscellaneous Bee Wrangling
In which our hero relates a couple of tales of helping with downed trees and with swarming bees. Tree Down! A week ago, we had a couple of tornados that touched down in Vicksburg, and massive trees came down. Any time trees are downed, I get a call or two, asking for help. This eventContinueContinue reading “Miscellaneous Bee Wrangling”
Bees Behind Plaster
This one should be easy enough. I have easily accessible bees from the outside – they are entering through broken mortar pieces in the external walls. I have access on the inside. The infrared images are clear that it is a large hive with a single column between two studs. Simple process to open theContinueContinue reading “Bees Behind Plaster”
Ectoplasm Instead of Honey
“Of course the battery on your infrared camera ran out of power as you were taking a picture.” Kendra Reed, owner of the McRaven antebellum home in Vicksburg looked down at the photo on my phone while we were speaking. As she said the words, we looked down, and the phone said, “10% Battery Available.”ContinueContinue reading “Ectoplasm Instead of Honey”
An Unsuccessful Blog Entry
He got to watch the bees invade his home. Cool, and terrifying at the same time. Greg Nohra was sitting in his home office, and looked up from his laptop and there were bees outside the window. Lots of bees. Fascinated, he grabbed his phone and started filming. https://youtu.be/2XMH0lQiWXk And then he got buzzed. ThereContinueContinue reading “An Unsuccessful Blog Entry”
Bees in the Mail
I ordered bees this week. They will arrive some time early in April. In. The. Mail. (I should probably mention to John, our friendly neighborhood mailman – that they are on the way. He might want to take a week off…) I have always thought that was one of the coolest things about beekeeping -ContinueContinue reading “Bees in the Mail”
In the Bleak Midwinter
Hey, kids, come and check THIS out…. while I am all suited up to protect me from bee stings. Seriously, come closer! When you buy a house that has been uninhabited for a long time, the first order of business is to evict all of the critters – living and dead – that occupied theContinueContinue reading “In the Bleak Midwinter”
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