Mama Bee and me
Mama bee & Me
OMG....I got a call out for a swarm about 3.5 miles away from my house. After losing a call on a small 3 lb. swarm last night, I was very very surprised to recent this call just a day later! My 14 year old son Ryan and I packed up some gear...a sturdy cardboard box, packing tape, full bee suit, half bee suit, and my gloves and cell phone of course and headed out to a local golf course that was backed up against a woody hill.
To my surprise it was a HUGE swarm!!! Approximately a 5.5 pounded! Here's the math (3,666 of bees per pound x 5.5 lb swarm = about 20,163 of bees give or take). I suit up and Ryan is videoing the whole capture! The swarm is on a bird feeder which has a pretty heavy base. After moving it very slowing and hearing my son say "Oh my gosh Mom, their like Jell-O", I stop and make sure the girls are okay. I slowly tilt the bird feeder over the open box and they start pouring in...give a little shake and more pour in the box. They have just clustered on the outside of the feeder, but inside as well. I repeat this process twice giving about 5 mins in between as some are in flight and gather back to the bird feeder. Afterwards, I tape up the box and pray that I have the Queen. I thank the wonderful lady Lynn for calling to have the bees relocated instead of harmed! I tell her that I will call her later this evening and have her check the bird feeder to see if they are gathering again. NOW THE FUN REALLY BEGINS! Driving home with 20,000 bees in the back of my Avalanche!
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