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Over the years I have probably done close to 300 hive removals, and in all that time, I have never encountered a hive with this many queen cells in it. Finding queen cells in a hive during the early spring is a very common sight, but to find 21 of them, that's a new record for me.
It's always a great adventure when Wreck it Ralph and Good Time Charlie are there at my side, but because there was no demo on this removal, Ralph was relegated to simply handling the comb and removing all the queen cells, a job I must say he preformed flawlessly. And what about Charlie, he was there for his quality videoing as well as his helpful instruction.
After we did the removal, we set up a swarm trap for the homeowners who was grateful for that as well as having the bees removed from his garage. It seems swarms are attracted to this location, and we saw evidence of 3 prior colonies in the same spot we removed this one. I'm positive the homeowner will have a swarm before the spring is over.
Though we did not see the queen on this one, with all the cells we got, the colony will be queen right in the very near future, if she was not vacuumed. I hope you enjoy watching, and I look forward to reading and replying to your comments. Thanks for watching. God's peace to all. Mr. Ed
9 сен 2024