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Are you asking for how far they will fly right after leaving the hive or once they have already been out and are house hunting?

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3-24-13, Lodi, 95240 I'd say almost 4#, 17 feet up. Guess it's off to the store for a new limb cutter since my dad has mine and I'll take them down in the AM.

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4-20-13, Galt, 95632 - captured with my son.
4-20-13, Galt, 95632 - had to pass because I had left town for an afternoon with my family.
4-20-13, Lodi, 95240 - had to pass (see previous reason)...

True that, and Flo will not show up to let you know that you are not alone. Heck, sometimes insurance companies are WORSE than Mayhem!

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Just casually reading this post and one thing that comes to mind is people almost always say "I was stung by a bee", even when they can't identify the critter that stung them. It's sad that bees are...

Well they were still there when I got home. Finally got them down at midnight, they are now sitting inside one of my swarm transporters. I'll put them in a hive tomorrow AM after they cool down, 3...

4-11-13, 95632. Bugger I was getting ready for work and one of my hives decided to jump. Now they are 20' up in the tree in my front yard. Hope they're still there when I get home tonight. ...

4-5-13 95632 (Galt) Another school grab. Maybe they heard the school was having a spelling bee? Perhaps it was the fact that this school's mascot is a bee and they are called the Stingers? Either...

4-3-13 95640 (Lodi, Ca) gotta call for approx 4 lbs of bees in a tree that were "high enough that you could stand on the tail gate of your truck an reach them." Only if I drove Bigfoot! Thankfully...

Sun poked out for a little while here, so I took the opportunity to check the hive...found the queen, no brood or eggs. I inspected my other hives and they all had queens, larva and eggs, so it...

3-19-13, 95632 (Galt, CA) My own backyard. I was getting ready for work and went to brush my teeth when I heard the familiar sound of lots of bees in the air. I looked out into my little bee yard...

I had a hive that I forgot to reverse last year, the queen moved into the 2nd deep during the winter months and never went back down. I cracked the lid, saw how full of bees the hive was, so I put a...

3-2-13, 95231 (French Camp, CA) I got a call from CHP, they had a complete hive sitting on the side of the freeway, and officer moved it to the side of the freeway, but it was definately full of...

Oh and by the way. I don't start messing with swarms without a veil until AFTER I've got and idea of what their demeanor is. I'll go without gloves from the start, but never without a veil.

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Let's see:

I was so use to my smoker not staying lit long (like other people) and there wasnt a hint of smoke coming out of it, so I set it down on a friends wooden railing. 20 mins later the...

My country hives have had enough. Out of 15, I have ONE! It's been a busy year, and dry too. All but one colony decided to pick up and leave to where there was real food. I've decided that I will...

Are you sure it's not a crown logo or perhaps a tiara? I mean it is the queen after all.


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Nice pics! I'm glad it worked out for you. However, I am curious, since it was 2 clusters and I only see one hive, do you put them both in the same hive? To me, I see a prime and secondary swarm...

Steven,

Question #1 - if the hive is raising a queen, lets say just one, once she emerges, unless they have a reason to swarm out of the hive, they wont leave.

As far as question # 2 and 3,...

What about a loan to buy a farm or orchard and using that to expand?

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Hmm, bees flying free in the car...must be why my wife wont let me use the Tahoe.
Nice swarm, congrats!

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This is why I have not done any cut outs this year. My wife keeps bugging me to do them since its a good way to make some cash, but at the same time. No one wants to be honest. I had one cut out a...

Ususally when I have this happen, it's coming out of winter. The bees move in to the second hive body, but for some reason refuse to go back down. I've even had a colony swarm that had an empty...

My parents were down for Mother's day and while they were here, it was kind of late, so my dad and I walked out just to take a glance at the hives. We were not planning on doing and inspection or...

Not a big fan of Earwigs we had them a lot in Santa Maria. I didn't really notice them in Galt until I moved a little closer to the outskirts of town, now I see them all the time, I still don't like...