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  • From: Lori Kroothoep <zoeteke AT me.com>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ocba] Sugar shake
  • Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:48:01 -0400

I'm hoping some of you can relate to this. Remember that first time you tried
to do your a sugar shake alone without anybody else there... after only
watching it one time?

Well it reminds me of learning to play golf. The first time you swing the
club you miss the ball completely, too high. The next time you swing the club
you Divet the grass and missed the ball completely, but do a lot of damage,
too low. The third time swing the club, you swing with more force (thinking
that will help) hit the ball just a little bit, enough to make it whiz
through the grass, going only 5 feet so you take one more swing. The ball
whizzes 10 or 20 feet in front of you on the grass and then you give up and
decide to try another day.

Yep that was my morning! Feeling lucky I got out without any stings. Feeling
certain I sacrificed way more bees than was necessary. Also feeling pretty
sure that the amount of bees I did get are not but a third of what we would
like to have, I think.

So I am wondering how long I should wait before I stick my nose in there
again? Any chance they will remember my smell (not likely, but I feel bad)?

Is it possible these are something other than mites? Seems like an awful lot
for so few bees in the shaker.

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Regretfully,
Lori



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