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Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
Every square centimeter of comb surface was covered in bees. This is the bottom (now the top) of the parallel combs.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
Partway through the process. The combs in the foreground have been removed, & the right end of the next one has been vacuumed free of bees. It shows capped and uncapped worker brood cells (pupae and larvae, respectively -- the pupae are sealed in, while the larvae are still being fed), with some larger drone brood cells at the right end.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
Drywall ( Sheetrock) and mud (spackling) happens next Monday. Really cannot wait for this job to be finished,
This handheld IR imager shows the bee colony under the floor between the joists. They've marked it out with chalk and are about to go to it with a circular saw. After sawing the section of plywood free, they left 20 min or so for the bees to calm down.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
The two oversized cells at the bottom of the comb here are empty receptacles where a new queen can be raised if needed. The colony will use them if it is getting crowded and is ready to swarm. In that case, a new queen will be raised and the existing queen will take half the workers and sally forth in search of new digs, leaving the existing colony to her offspring. This section has just been vacuumed clear of bees, leaving the comb underneath showing.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
Brood comb with larvae of a variety of ages, from tiny little babies to ones almost ready to pupate. The flat-capped cells hold worker pupae (right) and the domed ones hold the larger drones (left). The cells at top are full of compressed pollen.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
A newly constructed section of comb, with an egg laid in each cell.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
An swarm of bees being collected to join the rest of the colony in its new hive.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
This video shows the start of the process of slicing off pieces of brood comb to save in the new hive and collecting the worker bees in a shopvac bucket with gentle vacuum while looking for the queen.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
A section of brood comb is secured in the new hive.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
A size comparison showing a great big drone (male) next to an ordinary worker (sterile female).
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
The beekeeper had a spare bee suit, so I donned it to document the colony removal. He was 6'6", so it was a little big on me. As it turned out, the bees were very docile and the suit wasn't really needed, but it was still nice to have the protection.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
This video show the section of floor with a massive bee colony hanging from it being removed from its place in the shed and inverted on the table outside.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.
Cave is made from a can of spray foam that is used for insulation. Spray the top and three sides of a box with the foam. When it hardens, remove the box and you have a cave. Builders foam was used for the base and the stone fence.
This queen was a keeper -- very nice docile bees -- & the beekeeper was happy to find her.
Last summer my mother noticed honeybees swarming around the shed in her backyard, so she called a beekeeper. They turned out to be nesting in the neighbor's shed, and the beekeeper said he could collect them but it would have to wait until spring so the colony would be strong enough to survive. This weekend he came with his girlfriend/assistant and extracted the colony. They marked out the colony location with an IR camera, sawed out that section of 3/4" plywood floor with a circular saw, lifted it out, and turned it upside down on a folding table. Then they disassembled it, comb by comb. The bees they vacuumed up, collecting them in a shopvac-head bucket for later return to the new hive. The honeycomb they harvested. The brood comb they placed in empty beehive frames, holding the pieces in place with rubber bands. They proceeded slowly, looking for the queen the whole time. Just when they were ready to give up, they found her in a remnant of comb back in the shed. The bees were amazingly docile, at least compared to what I had expected. Queen, bees, and comb were reunited in their new digs, a double-decker hive, and are off to a new life in the countryside. The floor was screwed back down, with the exit from the sub-floor airspace to the outside blocked by sprayfoam.