Look what was in my backyard (PIC)

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Look what was in my backyard (PIC)

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:35:27 PM EDT

My son came to me and said that he had found a bee hive in a tree in our backyard. I expected a wasp nest, but this swarm is what he had found. It was just about 5 feet off the ground. I had used a push lawn mower within 6 feet of this just about 20 minutes earlier.....didn't even notice it.

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:36:11 PM EDT

[#1]

Some gasoline + a few matches =

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:37:44 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
Some gasoline + a few matches =

Actually left them alone....they were gone in about 2 hours. Not a bee to be found.

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:38:51 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Some gasoline + a few matches =

Actually left them alone....they were gone in about 2 hours. Not a bee to be found.

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:41:09 PM EDT

[#4]

Wow.

Next time though..

Tannerite!

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:41:10 PM EDT

[#5]

Kinda like the Brits, looking for a queen to serve.

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:41:23 PM EDT

[#6]

If there is construction in your area, that may be what brought them to you. They just stopped there for a while, going to whatever new safe place they can find. BTDT.

Posted: 5/22/2005 12:43:41 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
If there is construction in your area, that may be what brought them to you. They just stopped there for a while, going to whatever new safe place they can find. BTDT.

Interesting.....there is new construction all around us.

Posted: 5/22/2005 1:30:26 PM EDT

[#8]

....If ever there was a lawful and proper use of Tannerite in a populated area, THIS is it.

Dave

Posted: 5/22/2005 2:37:21 PM EDT

[#9]

You guys that are saying to kill the bees are fucking nuts.
Bees are good.

Posted: 5/22/2005 2:40:51 PM EDT

[#10]

About 10 years ago, I found one of in my front yard one morning in a Eucalyptus Tree near where my truck was parked.

I didn't have time to take pictures. By the time I got home from work they were gone.

Posted: 5/22/2005 2:41:38 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
You guys that are saying to kill the bees are fucking nuts.
Bees are good.

same people who advocate the killing of every non poisonous snake

Posted: 5/22/2005 2:42:18 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
You guys that are saying to kill the bees are fucking nuts.
Bees are good.

I think it's called a Bivuac in Bee handlers terms. They are all following a new Queen looking for a place to build a Hive.

Posted: 5/22/2005 2:56:44 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
You guys that are saying to kill the bees are fucking nuts.
Bees are good.

While philosophically I agree with you, personal experience has me reaching for the flamethrower. We had a swarm migrating at our ranch earlier this year and they kept invading our cabin through every nook and cranny they could find. One of the little bastards landed on my throat and stung me there for no apparent reason and got my dad too.

Also, it appears that I'm likely allergic to bee stings now.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Look what was in my backyard (PIC)

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