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Jerry Fries <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 29 Sep 1996 16:41:29 -0800
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>This morning I left home quickly and failed to close my bee shop door. On
>return I found 1,000's of bees gorging themselves on my empptied super , work
>dishes etc that were honey laden.I thought they would go home when darkness
>fell. I find thsat they are clumping together in small bands, with heaps
>below the glass window while they haad not far to go to pass through the
>still open door. Many are hanging on the floursescent tubes, extinguished. It
>will be cold tonight and I fear than many will die.
>I plan to move them into a container tomorrow and take to my apiary.Closing
>the door to be sure! I am going to put a little heat on to keep them alive
>until dawn.
>
>Anyone have good suggestions for saving them please respond quickly
They should be ok if they have some food in thie r belly but you may want
to brush them into a conatiner and spray them with WARM thin syrup,Keep
them in total dark and the when the outside temp is above 45 take them
outside and see what they do. I sent a previous message but my computer did
not wrok right I have lots ofways to work with cold bees . I this message
works Ill send another
 
                                                Jerry Fries

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