At 11:28 PM 9/28/96 -0400, you wrote:
>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
>
 
Modify a shop-vac or other vacuum device to suck up the bees. Make sure the
inside is screened so bees are not harmed. Then take them to a bee yard.
 
Sincerely,
 
Jim Amrine
Division of Plant & Soil Sciences
P. O. Box 6108, West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
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