As promised in my “~ Catchin’ Up ~ ” post….here is the bee removal post.
The Beekeeper uncovers the hive. At this point we aren’t sure how big.
So he vacuums and removes some comb.
And begins tying the comb into frames.
and places them into the hive box.
Then to cut into the next section of the house….
lots more comb and lots more bees!
A little smoke…
some more vacuuming.
Time for a lesson…
more tying in comb.
Queen cells
drone cells.
This is where the bees go when vacuumed.
A successful removal. There were so many bees ( four cages ), that we decided to divide them into two hives ( they already had lots of queen cells to make a second queen from).
Both hives are doing great!
These are some awesome pictures. Nice to see the Beekeeper’s work up close and personal…and at a safe distance. They can’t get to me or my”Apple”.