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- From: Nerissa Rivera <nerissa.rivera AT duke.edu>
- To: nichole mackiewicz <zena800 AT hotmail.com>, "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:38:19 +0000
Nichole, You might want to contact Chris Richmond who removes swarms professionally to ask about this situation. I understand that the trick in these cases is to make
sure you have the queen in the new hive. Once the queen is in the new place, the other bees will follow.
Below is the information about Chris which is on our web page: If you are requesting that a swarm of bees (honeybees ONLY) be removed from your property in Orange County,
North Carolina, and surrounding areas, please contact: Chris Richmond (919-932-1335). He will then call a the nearest available local beekeeper to come and get the swarm. Nerissa
Nerissa Rivera/Associate Director Karsh Office of Undergraduate Financial Support|Duke University 2127 Campus Drive Annex, Box 90397|Durham, NC 27708-0397 www.finaid.duke.edu
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nerissa.rivera AT duke.edu 919.684.6910 ph/919.660.9811
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From: ocba [mailto:ocba-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of nichole mackiewicz Hello fellow beekeepers, We have a local Cedar Grove resident, a little ways from us, who saw bee traffic in corner of his shed on those warm days last week. He said they have been there since fall (or that's when
he noticed them anyway), and he is anaphylactically allergic to bees and would like them removed or he was going to "spray" them. I went to look at them last night, pulled up a board and those honey bees look like they had made themselves a nice cozy house
under the floor boards in the corner of the shed. I am a very green beekeeper with only 3 years experience and while a swarm would be within my capabilities, I don't want to screw something like this up. He would like them gone, sooner than later but is willing
to wait until someone can remove them, especially if it stays cold and he has less chance of getting stung. My assumption is that disrupting them at this time of year and trying to put them into a hive would be deadly to them. Can anyone tell me what the next
steps would be? I have an extra hive I could use with some drawn comb from a hive that was too small and died over the winter. Does this have to wait until warmer temps are here to stay? This young man has to use his shed everyday and is very afraid of having
contact with these bees, especially with the odd warm days when they are out foraging. Would anyone be willing to help me with removal?
Thanks so much, Nikki Mack |
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[ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed,
nichole mackiewicz, 02/16/2017
- Re: [ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed, Nerissa Rivera, 02/16/2017
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Re: [ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed,
Walter Starks, 02/16/2017
- Re: [ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed, Robert King, 02/16/2017
- Re: [ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed, Robert King, 02/16/2017
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- Re: [ocba] Removal of "natural" hive in shed, Lucy Wilson, 02/17/2017
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