tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928981734833033049.post1930413652633591466..comments2022-09-03T02:56:26.065-04:00Comments on Georgia Bee Removal: 2011 RemovalsBill Owenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13436068426850146226noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928981734833033049.post-902980589186159662012-02-17T03:27:42.732-05:002012-02-17T03:27:42.732-05:00Hey Julie...we have come a long way! We do several...Hey Julie...we have come a long way! We do several things with the bee we remove. Some (about 10%) don't make it. Of the ones that do we keep, some we sell, and some we give away.<br /><br />I have heard of drumming bees out of a log and to *bee* honest I'm not sure how effective it is. Of the logs I've dealt with in the past I always just cut or split the log open then vacuumed the bees out or pulled the comb out (after it was opened) and put it along with the bees/queen into swarm frames.<br /><br />I wish you luck with your bee tree!Bill Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13436068426850146226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-928981734833033049.post-80897396167011586922012-02-16T23:43:22.920-05:002012-02-16T23:43:22.920-05:00Awesome pics! You've come a long way from the ...Awesome pics! You've come a long way from the small swarm in the first posts! It looks like there were way more bees in the columns than the ones where you and your dad got 15 gallons of honey from! My husband and I have done removals but small compared to your scale! I don't think we could ever get into it the way you have/do.<br />Awesome job! <br />Do you keep all the bees that you remove? <br />We have a rescue hive living in a tree hollow, that we (along with a friend) cut from a city tree that was scheduled to come down. Have you ever heard of drumming bees out of a log before? It's a very old technique that we are going to try later this spring, we're hoping it will *bee* a success. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com