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Date: | Tue, 8 Jun 1999 22:52:53 -0600 |
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Here's a short story I hope some of you will enjoy:
Yesterday a homeowner called me for a swarm. After unloading all my
gear & placing the blanket below the tree, the homeowners came out with
their kids and everyone asked me a bunch of questions about all the
bee-excitement. After the third or fourth one, the bees suddenly began
dispersing like they were on fire. Since I was standing there with
nozzle in hand watching my prey fly away, I stopped talking mid-sentence
and switched on the BeeVac. Within a minute I had a good 1/2 of the
bees - but did they ever act like they didn't want to be there. I've
never heard such a roar from a small group of bees.
The remainder filled the air and started traveling down the row of
houses. After they got about 4 houses away, they must have realized the
queen didn't join their flight and began to turn around. After 1/2
hour, all the bees returned to the tree and then to the BeeVac box which
I removed and placed just below. All the bees were mine inside of an
hour.
It just goes to show that sometimes it pays to talk later.
Matthew Westall - Castle Rock, CO
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