TheWaterbug wrote:I finally got around to editing the video down to ~8 minutes, so here it is (click the pic for video on YouTube:
Well, they're back. 3 years after the cut-out, some bees have decided that it was a pretty good place to live after all, and they've re-colonized the shed.
My neighbors have asked about my plans to remove it, because their pool patio area is just on the other side of the fence, and "my" bees are spending a lot of time at their picnics.
I'm thinking I should have Backward Beekeepers come back in, but that this time I should keep the hive in a box, and just move it about 30 feet so it's not bothering anyone. I think I have a pretty good spot for them; I just have to turn off the sprinklers in that area. Any tips for first-time beekeepers?
A few months ago, while visiting the neighborhood llama (near another hive) I got stung on the upper lip. I don't think I'm allergic, because I had no respiratory or other systemic issues, but I _am_ pretty sensitive to the venom:
Despite my best efforts, I look nothing like Angelina Jolie!