I’ve have a new hobby! Bee rescue with the Backwards Beekeepers. Today, I joined Roberta and Rob in removing a hive from a tangerine tree in Culver City. We finished at 10 p.m.! This hive had built comb out on the branches. The way that we “rescued” the bee hive (live removal as opposed to exterminating them) was to clip the branches around it and then to saw off the branch they were on, with one person holding it. Then we guided the branch into a box. Best to let the pictures demonstrate:
Hive in the Middle of the Branches
Closer shot of the bees
Beautiful Honeycomb
Rob holding the hive, safely down
Close up on the hive
Bees packed on the truck!
Our job is finished!
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Great post! Thanks Yvonne, really appreciate your help, couldn’t have done it without you. And great blog btw…now following
-Rob
Thanks! That’s the most beautiful one I have seen! Did you get the photos I sent you at the Honeylove address?