[ifixoldhouses]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5D91XsRU3U&t=28s

I left the hive there inside the porch with all the brood comb rubber banded inside, I never saw a Queen, I guess they can make another if she didn't survive. I'm hoping they'll all be in it in the morning early.

 

[Litsinger]

Nice video- well done.

I imagine that as cutouts go, you couldn't have asked for a better situation being able to easily get to them from the back-side like that.

Congratulations- I hope they prove to be a really productive colony for you.

 

[ifixoldhouses]

Nice video- well done.

I imagine that as cutouts go, you couldn't have asked for a better situation being able to easily get to them from the back-side like that.

Congratulations- I hope they prove to be a really productive colony for you.

Thanks, yeah right, perfect conditions, had a screen to keep them from flying away, fan to stay cool. They were super gentle,. came from the neighbors across the street I think, only got stung once, when I removed the bee vac top.

 

[Litsinger]

Certainly sounds like a great one to 'get your feet wet'.

Thanks again for the video post- good work.

 

[nodapic]

Did have any issues with the bees not using the rubber banded comb after the cut-out? Since you rotated it 90 degrees the orientation of the comb would have been different from how they had built it...

 

[ifixoldhouses]

I just checked yesterday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36DD7kd9oZ8&t=37s, looked like they were using it ok to me, I think it's queenless, ordered 3 more OHB Saskatraz queens