Bee gum and more

[balhanapi]

Here is the tree that we recently brought down
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The bees are safe
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bee gum
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[balhanapi]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3066/3106522167_4822bc12e8.jpg?v=0

8frame deep equivalent
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/3106522145_61b04fb484.jpg?v=0

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the culprit
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[No_Bivy]

I just gotta ask why? I recently collected a hive in a log too.......most folks say I will wanna get them into a normal langstrom hive.

Why would you want too go the other way......jus curious. Are you gonna try to put frames in there?

Other then that, nice work plunge cutting with a chainsaw......tis a bit of a wrestling match

[balhanapi]

Just experimenting.. I may use it as a swarm trap and if I have enough hives going I may leave them alone. I like the idea of letting them survive on their own. plus I can get a swarm every spring if they survive.
we'll see how it goes. I have the swarm lures ready from brushymountain.

no I don't intend to put frames in it, will just let them build naturally.

and yes it is indeed a wresting match, plunge cutting with the chainsaw, but it feels good ;)

[No_Bivy]

cool....the lure will be placed in there when?

[mike haney]

if you just go to a sawmill they will be glad to give you all the naturally hollow logs you want. good luck,mike

[balhanapi]

The lure will be placed mid april and put out :)

Yes I can find hollow logs, but this was just for fun! ;)

[No_Bivy]

how far from your hives are you placeing it?

[balhanapi]

About 30-40 feet. I caught a swarm at that place this year. Not from my own hives though.

[No_Bivy]

BTW.....if you did that with that little ole' Poulan.......DANG! you earned that hollow log!

[Jack Grimshaw]

We used to call them "Pull-Ons" but that one's electric.

[Gene Weitzel]

You may want to check the agricultural code for your state. In Texas it is specifically prohibited to keep bees in a non-movable frame hive or Bee gum.

[No_Bivy]

You may want to check the agricultural code for your state. In Texas it is specifically prohibited to keep bees in a non-movable frame hive or Bee gum.

Why?....

[iddee]

I think you will find that it is in the other 49 as well. It is because they cannot be inspected for disease.

[balhanapi]

I intend to use it as a swarm trap....strictly.:)