Blowing bees from supers

[Kingfisher Apiaries]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpRAj..._order&list=UL
My first youtube video....yes its not the best but I though some would enjoy.
mike

[Barry]

Wow, you're tough on those bees! Blowing 'em onto concrete. Perhaps into grass would be a bit less traumatic?

[Kingfisher Apiaries]

I went and checked and they were all alive. Its not bad I promise.
mike

[Barry]

I'm still alive, but my ankle and shoulder hurt and impair me from working to my fullest.

[honeyman46408]

Perhaps into grass would be a bit less traumatic?

Well I set the super on another super and blow the bees out over grass, I like to watch them turn and fly back to the hive

[lakebilly]

we put them on top of hive & blow them back in front of hive. 5 of us,100 hives 9-10 hrs. Hard to watch them blow onto concrete.

[odfrank]

Build yourself a lazy susan table on top of an old revolving drafting stool so that you can elevate the box and turn it around to both sides. Also buy a shop vac hose with a crevice nozzle to attach to the blower. And don't blow the bees where you will step on them.

[Kingfisher Apiaries]

This was only one hive at the breeder yard (concrete) that had honey..the rest was on dirt or grass...then I just sat the boxes upright on the hives and blew.
mike

[Brian Suchan]

It may take you about 5 yrs to realize this(did for me) but the fume pads are 3x as fast plus half the work. You will especially notice this in a year of a bumper honey crop when you handle those boxes twice as much and they are full. We got 3 of the bg hand held blowers they only get used in the tail end of honey pulling when it gets late in the year or on cut comb they work good & don't stink it up.

[Dave360]

Mike

good video never have tried blowing
you say not many dead or injured bees ?

Thanks for sharing

Dave

[Kingfisher Apiaries]

Nope...none at all were dead or injured...i looked today.
mike