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To: Salamander; shibumi; Vendome

2 posted on 08/01/2012 2:03:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway

To: nickcarraway

sometimes it just bee’s that way.

4 posted on 08/01/2012 2:06:24 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (Woe to them...)

To: nickcarraway

Pretty cool, actually. I’d actually feel honored if a swarm of bees were to choose my bicycle as a temporary stop while looking for a new home.

Nature in it’s infinite beauty shows clearly the hand of Divinity.

5 posted on 08/01/2012 2:10:38 PM PDT by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life - Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex)

To: nickcarraway

Notice how the wire net weave of the basket is very similar to the honeycomb pattern of the bee ?

6 posted on 08/01/2012 2:17:30 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Help. How do I put something in my tagline.)

To: nickcarraway

Free bees.

Here's what you need:

1. A large cardboard box with a tight-fitting lid.

2. Your smoker with plenty of burlap and/or straw.

3. A queen cage with a sugar plug and a wire.

4. Duct tape.

5. Your veil and gloves if you're a chicken.

6. A spare brood box with foundation and hopefully some drawn comb.

Put the large box under the bees.

Smoke the bees.

Poke through the swarm gently to find the queen.

Cage the queen.

Put the queen in the large box.

Scoop the bees into the box.

Let it sit a little while for strays to come to the queen.

Close the box.

Take the box to your beehive. Install the queen's box between two frames. Dump the bees in, and leave the large box out front.

Congratulations! You now have free bees!

9 posted on 08/01/2012 2:43:14 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))

To: nickcarraway

Sweet accessory.

Very Beespoke and Haute Couture’.

11 posted on 08/01/2012 3:16:48 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)