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« on: May 02, 2008, 11:41:42 PM »
This colony built combs around three electrical harnesses and a couple of smaller copper wires. They're so much more fun to remove when they do this! (not!)

Lots of bees and ugly comb. After a couple of hrs I left the job and had lunch, re-grouped and went back in. I needed the break as they were wearing me out. Its a monotonous job cutting combs around wires, very time consuming and messy!

I was down to three combs and I see the queen but I think she had some honey on her cause she was acting a lil weird. Well before I could catch her she flies down to who knows where, but I trusted she wouldn't go very far.

I found her later where the concrete patio and brick wall meet not three feet from where I was working.

So a nice ending to a very taxing day.

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« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2008, 01:05:26 AM »
JP I do love seeing your pics!  It is so amazing to me how they make their homes around everything!  That looks like a lot of work.  Is that honey drops on the wires at the end??  They shine in the pics!  Jody
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« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2008, 08:20:38 AM »
Quote from: poka-bee on May 03, 2008, 01:05:26 AM
JP I do love seeing your pics!  It is so amazing to me how they make their homes around everything!  That looks like a lot of work.  Is that honey drops on the wires at the end??  They shine in the pics!  Jody

Jody, you know the saying give them an inch, they'll take a mile, wow how true with bees and their building combs around stuff.

Yep, a lil honey droplets.

Have you seen pics of the lawnmower hive?


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« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2008, 09:24:46 AM »
JP, holy crackadooderal!!!  YOu are up to the most weird stuff I have ever seen.  No wonder you say that you are rather busy, hee, hee.  Nice pics, keep 'em comin' on, some day you gonna have to slow down a little bit.....beautiful day in this great life.  Cindi
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« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2008, 09:27:58 AM »
Quote from: Cindi on May 03, 2008, 09:24:46 AM
JP, holy crackadooderal!!!  YOu are up to the most weird stuff I have ever seen.  No wonder you say that you are rather busy, hee, hee.  Nice pics, keep 'em comin' on, some day you gonna have to slow down a little bit.....beautiful day in this great life.  Cindi

Hey Cindi, we are having the most wonderful, beautiful weather right now! Its dark, gloomy, raining bullets, just what I was hoping for today, a BREAK from work!!!

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!


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« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2008, 10:05:37 PM »
Great pictures!  Great Job!   What poka-bee said and keep 'em coming!

Just wish the weather wouldn't have been as severe as it was yesterday...
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2008, 11:01:01 AM »
Attention Boys and Girls this is an excellent example of why you have to have a clue as to what you are doing. If you cut that comb wrong you end up in a hospital and  have an angry homeowner.

Excellent job JP.

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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 12:57:07 AM »
Thanks Brendhan. Wink


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