I hate 'em!!! Had stand step on tree for a trap out. Tree must be 300 years old. Huge tree. Was probably going to put on the trap this week and a hive on the stand. Bees were flying well last week and bringing in pollen. Things were looking good. With the days in the 70's and 80's this week.
But I checked this AM and NO BEES!!!! Also noticed lawn service had cut all they way up to the tree. Normally they don't. Came back by this afternoon and no bees. When into Farm Credit (they own the property). Mentioned that there were no bees and that someone must have killed them. The lady said she noticed they were no longer flying and that they were flying last week. She also noticed that the lawn service cut right up to the tree instead of the normal 3-5 foot distance around the tree. She too believes that they killed the bees. But have no way of proving it.
Really makes me angry. I am going to find out who works that lawn and have some words with them. They cost me a trap out of bees and $200 service fee to remove the bees and close up the hole. Hopefully they will pay me a little something for my time so far and for closing up the hole so that they will not have another swarm find a home.
$200, that's a lot of money to me! It's against the law to kill bees in TN. I may call the state apiquirist and see what he has to say.
But I checked this AM and NO BEES!!!! Also noticed lawn service had cut all they way up to the tree. Normally they don't. Came back by this afternoon and no bees. When into Farm Credit (they own the property). Mentioned that there were no bees and that someone must have killed them. The lady said she noticed they were no longer flying and that they were flying last week. She also noticed that the lawn service cut right up to the tree instead of the normal 3-5 foot distance around the tree. She too believes that they killed the bees. But have no way of proving it.
Really makes me angry. I am going to find out who works that lawn and have some words with them. They cost me a trap out of bees and $200 service fee to remove the bees and close up the hole. Hopefully they will pay me a little something for my time so far and for closing up the hole so that they will not have another swarm find a home.
$200, that's a lot of money to me! It's against the law to kill bees in TN. I may call the state apiquirist and see what he has to say.