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Grant
06-04-2008, 04:40 PM
Anyone want to help an old lady with her bee problem?
http://www.kfvs12.com/Global/story.asp?S=8421016
Grant
Jackson, MO
Gene Weitzel
06-04-2008, 04:53 PM
Aready did mine for the year:
http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217151
Took me 8 hrs to remove it. Since she was a 70+ year old widow living on a fixed income, I accepted her offer of a plate of cookies for my time. When I posted this I said that the queen did not survive the trip through the bee vac and I found her dead on the bottom board. It seems my good deed did not go unnoticed, when I inspected them 10 days post removal, they had a laying queen (no way they made a new one that quickly). I figure that they were in the process of superceding and the old queen was probably the dead one I found. The bees may have blamed the disturbance on her and did her in instead of the vac. Anyway, they turned out to be pretty good bees and are now filling supers.
alpha6
06-04-2008, 06:20 PM
""Grandmother's lived her since 1941. She doesn't want to leave. But, she wants the bees gone and her house left intact." said Tilley.
So, they're looking for anyone who might be able to offer a solution to their problem. Hopefully, one that would offer a new home for the bees, and a buzz-free home for Nelson.
"There could be a gallon of honey in that wall," 92-year-old Nelson said. "
Good luck with this one. Remove the bees and fix the damage to the wall...not telling how much that would cost. But hey, she is willing to let you have a gallon of honey...:rolleyes:
iddee
06-04-2008, 07:52 PM
alpha6, is that the reply you would have posted if it were your grandmother's house?
I called the number at the bottom and invited the lady to come on Beesource and search for trapouts and ask questions about the same.
If there is anyone near Sikeston that wants to trap them out, I will be glad to walk you through my methods.
alpha6
06-04-2008, 08:21 PM
Yeah Iddee it is. You are going to have to tear out the wall if you want the bees out. You could exterminate them, but after five years I am sure there is a good amount of comb and who knows what else in there.
Wanting to fix the problem by wishing it away isn't reality. Maybe if someone explained the hazards of what could be rotting in her walls to her instead of patronizing her she would understand the situation better.
I think its Sikeston, Missouri. I will have to look at a map and see exactly where its at. Ok it looks like its Just north of Memphis,GA on the Missouri side. I'm way too far from there!
Maybe someone closer?
Budster
06-05-2008, 07:03 AM
"There could be a gallon of honey in that wall,"
A whole gallon!!! I'd take that bet! Probably enough honey to float the Queen Mary!
ScadsOBees
06-05-2008, 07:17 AM
So far, her family has not been able to get the bees to buzz off.
Hmmm...I wonder what they've tried so far, sounds like they've tried.....
Gene Weitzel
06-05-2008, 09:27 AM
Hmmm...I wonder what they've tried so far, sounds like they've tried.....
That would be a BIG concern regarding the honey in the wall!
SR Infanger
06-05-2008, 09:43 AM
I just removed a colony from a home in Huntsville, AL that had been in there for one month. I easily pulled out a gallon of honey from that little operation. I don't even want to imagine how much honey and comb they have in there after five years. I do wish I could help, but I'm just too far away to be tempted by the offer to go collect that colony. From the report, it sounds like there may be several colonies holed up in those walls.
Good luck.
Grant, I sent a copy to all the Bee associations that I know of in Eastern Missouri and Tenn. Hopefully someone over there can help out that older lady in S.E. MO like she has asked. Most the people that have posted here dont seem to get the point that its not about the stupid honey!!! Grant that was a good thing you did trying to help out an elder, its good to know there are people like you out there. I have learned in my short time in beekeeping and on this website that there are alot of good people willing to take time and help out people wanting to learn. This has drawn me into the craft even more. I have no problem helping someone especially older people or children, I am greatful of the others that help me. Its a good way to live. Thank you and all that have helped me out so far.
Gene Weitzel
06-05-2008, 04:05 PM
.....Most the people that have posted here dont seem to get the point that its not about the stupid honey!!! .....
Lighten up a little there bro, we all get that its not about the honey. Our responses were designed to bring home that very point. I don't know about the others, but speaking for myself if I were within a 100 miles of this lady and time permitting, I'd certainly be willing to help her out. I have done it many times in my own area and will surely do it again.