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first cutout photos

azizasaid — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:01:54 GMT

hey there, posted some photos of my first cutout in the photo album under Megan's Bees:

Re: Killing Bees

Jim & Rebecca Payne — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:47:52 GMT

But don't forget to leave an offer to do it for free for anybody! Jim P ... From: "Michael Vanecek" To: Sent:

Re: Killing Bees

Jim & Rebecca Payne — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:43:43 GMT

However Joe I see nothing wrong with asking the people who paid to have their bees killed where they heard about the person who did their killing as long as

Re: Killing Bees

J. Waggle — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:35:06 GMT

Hello Jeff, Beekeepers kill lines of bees all the time when they requeen due to some undesired trait. So I am not against the killing of colonies due to

Re: Killing Bees

Jeff Lunglhofer — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:06:12 GMT

Wow. . .that stinks! That said, is it possible that the bees in question were either extremely aggressive (behaving like Africanized bees)? I do quite a few

Re: first swarm collection today!

Michael Vanecek — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:55:00 GMT

Thanks. We sell those white buckets and plumbing over where I work so it would be trivial to get a couple put together. I'll get one of those bucket-wrenches

Re: Killing Bees

Michael Vanecek — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:51:29 GMT

Then it was the antagonistic beekeeper who's the idiot here. You don't get information by telling people how bad they are. A simple friendly question is all

Re: Killing Bees

J. Waggle — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:21:23 GMT

... approach one of the customers and ask for the name of the feller that cut their bees out. You'll either get the name or not….. ===== I would have done

Re: first swarm collection today!

J. Waggle — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:03:44 GMT

... I'm going to make a couple of those Monday. Ingenious. Be well, Mike ============> Mike, Use a light colored bucket and lid, and paint the lid white to

Re: Killing Bees

Michael Vanecek — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:02:07 GMT

No need to be deceitful and no need to explain yourself. Just call or approach one of the customers and ask for the name of the feller that cut their bees out.

Killing Bees

naturebee — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:41:00 GMT

Supposedly, there is someone posing as a beekeeper in my area that is charging big bucks doing bee removals, but instead of saving be bees, they are killing

Re: first swarm collection today!

Michael Vanecek — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:30:28 GMT

I'm going to make a couple of those Monday. Ingenious. Be well, Mike -- Zone 8, Texas http://www.taroandti.com/ Exotic Plants and More... http://www.mjv.com/

Re: first swarm collection today!

Lew Best — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:50:04 GMT

Ok thanks! Makes sense now. :) Lew ... Hi Lew, I use it to secure the queen includer, and one also fitted with a screen for transportation.

Re: first swarm collection today!

azizasaid — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:28:08 GMT

hi Joe, took a look through your pictures, there are some very cool photos there! the bucket with all the bees around it on the grass... did they actually get

Re: first swarm collection today!

J. Waggle — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:20:23 GMT

Hi Lew, I use it to secure the queen includer, and one also fitted with a screen for transportation.