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**Iowanian** · 02-02-2017, 06:59 PM

It's a great time to buy stock in eppy pens.

This thread is a repository for bee keepers or those interested.

A couple of years ago, a couple of friends an my brother started puttering with honey bees. I didn't buy off because, well, I've never been a big fan of bees or getting stung by them. Last summer I tagged along a couple of times to check their hives and to remove honey bees from a house, public building and an old garage.

I realized at the end of the summer when I was helping them process some, that it's actually pretty interesting, and fits into my expanding "grow my own" logic. I'm not full blown hippy but I see a lot of logic in the self sustaining food thing and I'm doing some of that too.

That said, this thread is about bees, honey bees, bee keeping and bee fighting war stories.

I'm taking the leap and plan to get 2-3 hives this spring and maybe build some bee swarm traps to make it cheaper or to make a few bucks.

Join me and I'll share the real life lessons of an ameture bee keeper. I'm sure I'm going to learn some things the hard way.

**wazu** · Yesterday, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

Did they move the hives during the day? That really dumb if so because the foragers are out and confused.
They can live a few days if it’s warm, if it gets cool enough at night Nehru going to die.

If I were you, just before dark go see where they cluster…will be near where the hive was….and spray them with raid.

If they are just gonna live a few days I think I'd just wait them out.

crayzkirk · Yesterday, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by wazu

If they are just gonna live a few days I think I'd just wait them out.

They did move them during the day, it's been a week since then. There's lots of flowers around for them to forage. They're fairly aggressive. Not very knowledgeable about bees; they don't live long without the hive and without a queen, can't make a new hive. Seems like they should be dead by now. Without a hive, what happens to the honey that's produced from them consuming pollen?

**Iowanian** · Yesterday, 07:38 PM

They’re just confused. If they cluster in the evening and they’re getting mean….spray them. They won’t last a long time. It they may get meaner as they get more desperate.

crayzkirk · Yesterday, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

They’re just confused. If they cluster in the evening and they’re getting mean….spray them. They won’t last a long time. It they may get meaner as they get more desperate.

Thanks for the info...

**Buehler445** · Today, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

Snare drum joke punchline.

I have been getting stung too much the past week, and seem to be swelling more this year.

One of the swarm catches I had a photographer there so there should be some cool pics to share on that.

Had to be said. Sorry bro.

**Rausch** · Today, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

One of my forearms looks like popeye today…from stings, not wiener curls.

We just watched KC in their 5th SB in 6 years.

I fap more now than a 12 year old at a cheerleader conference. It's hard to find ways to get the wife out the house this much.

**Smed1065** · Today, 02:21 PM

I smoke my bees when I have trouble. Very effective.

**Smed1065** · Today, 02:23 PM

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How Does Smoke Affect Honey Bees?

Written by Rujuta PradhanLast Updated On: 21 Mar 2024Published On: 18 Dec 2015

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Smoking is a safe way to calm the bees so that the beekeeper can inspect the hive. The smoke masks bees’ sense of smell and prevents the transfer of intruder alarm signals. Smoke fools bees into thinking there is a forest fire, so they essentially get drunk on honey, which calms them.

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Smed1065 Supporter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Returning From Hell Casino cash: $4883673	Mathematics Social Science Videos About Us Home » Nature How Does Smoke Affect Honey Bees? Written by Rujuta PradhanLast Updated On: 21 Mar 2024Published On: 18 Dec 2015 Table of Contents (click to expand) Smoking is a safe way to calm the bees so that the beekeeper can inspect the hive. The smoke masks bees’ sense of smell and prevents the transfer of intruder alarm signals. Smoke fools bees into thinking there is a forest fire, so they essentially get drunk on honey, which calms them.
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