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Sounds like you have the makings for an old-fashioned bee gum. At this time
of year, that would be my inclination. (Then, again, maybe I'm just too
lazy and hate the cold that much!) Then move them to a regular hive in then
Spring.
Ah, but I always like the easy solutions!
Paula Franke in Tollesboro, KY
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"There are only two rules in life:
1. Don't sweat the small stuff.
2. It's all small stuff."
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> From: Randy, Isa & Alina Chase <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Bee Tree
> Date: Thursday, November 06, 1997 9:35 PM
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> I am appealing to the collective wisdom of "The List". I have my
> suspicions that it may be a lost cause, but one can always hope.
>
> I received a call this evening from someone who cut down a rather large,
> hollow tree and discovered a hive of honey bees. He called me to see if
> they could be saved. According to his description, they are located in
> a ten foot section of tree which is about to be reduced to potash. He
> wants to know if the hive can be saved.
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> The weather in southern Wisconsin is moving into late Fall.
> Temperatures have been in the 40s during the day and upper 20s at
> night. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to possibly save the
> hive? It is about the size of a basketball according to the property
> owner. I can think of hauling off the hollowed out log and attempting
> to hive the swarm next Spring, if it survives the winter. I also
> thought of cutting out the comb, wiring into frames and then hiving the
> swarm on that. It sounds pretty labor intensive. The third option I
> thought of was to let them meet their maker but it seems a waste of
> bees.
>
> Thank you in advance for your words of wisdom and experience.
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