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9:20:49 am, the swarm before being hived. 9:20:49 am, the swarm before being hived.
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9:23:27 am, now she tries to break the little branch, which has a few bees on them, just in case the queen is still there. 9:23:27 am, now she tries to break the little branch, which has a few bees on...
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9:23:16 am, another good shake, only a few bees left! 9:23:16 am, another good shake, only a few bees left!
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9:22:55 am, Most of the bees are now inside the hive box. Bees usually "flow" into the spaces between the frames when shaken down. 9:22:55 am, Most of the bees are now inside the hive box. Bees...
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9:22:49 am, She shook the brank to let the swarm fall directly into the box. 9:22:49 am, She shook the brank to let the swarm fall directly into the box.
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The owner of the house tried to shake more bees down. I was inspecting the cardboard box to see how many bees we got. The owner of the house tried to shake more bees down. I was inspecting the...
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I was smiling when going up the ladder. But after being stung a few times up there, 30 feet up in the tree, I though it was not a good idea to risk my life for the bees, mite-resistant or not... The...
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It was June 6, 2000. I got a call from someone who says bees nesting in his house swarmed. Might be mite resistant? Could give it try. But the swarm is like 30 ft up in a tree! It was June 6, 2000. I...
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9:32:12 am, all bees are in, with the little branch with a few bees also. This colony can now be closed up with the inner cover and out-cover (laying in front). See it only took 12 minutes, and bees...
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The swarm is pretty high (~10 ft off the ground), on a cedar tree. The swarm is pretty high (~10 ft off the ground), on a cedar tree.
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Time is 11:52:24 am, June 21, 2000. 'Actors': Prof. Fred Dyer, Joeg Schmidt-Bailey, Micah Gill, and Dina Grayson, all of Michigan State University. At MSU apiary. Photographed by Zachary Huang. Time...
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The swarm looking about the same size when we left... The swarm looking about the same size when we left...
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12:00:33 pm. Prof. Dyer must be strong! 12:00:33 pm. Prof. Dyer must be strong!
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11:58:53 am, Prof. Dyer sprays some sugar water to calm down the bees, knowing that he would have to shake the swarm off the big tree. 11:58:53 am, Prof. Dyer sprays some sugar water to calm down the...
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