"This idea has saved me hundreds
of stings and saved the lives of a lot of bees (I wouldn't pull
feral hives without one). If you've ever tried to remove an existing
feral hive without a bee-vacuum, I'm sure you've sworn off ever
doing it again. Try it by vacuuming off the majority of bees
first - then remove the comb one by one & vacuum the bees
off each comb as you go. With less bees in the air & on the
ground you'll have less of a chance at any unhappy bee-meeting.
Plus the bees seem to know they're in trouble when you vacuum
off most of their population - the rest will likely remain extremely
timid. At the end of the day you'll have more salvageable comb
(put back into empty frames and tie with cotton string or rubber-bands)
cleaner honey (without 1000's of bee-parts) and a bunch more
live bees."
"The idea behind the 'bee-vacuum' is exceptionally simple
in design and you'll have much more fun in retrieving swarms
or hives." - Matthew Westall |
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Design and photos by
Matthew Westall. Nice
Job... Thanks
Matthew!
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