Honeybees in Water Meter: How to Remove and Rescue
Come along with us as we remove and rescue bees from a water meter box in Dallas, Texas (Mesquite area).
This is the full-length video from a water meter box bee removal. We'll take you along for the entire ride - from opening the lid of the box to the end and cleanup of all the bees.
There is an unexpected find on a completely honey bound underground bee colony - a small (and likely virgin) queen bee.
Join us on an unexpected mid-November adventure as we carefully remove a honeybee colony from a water meter box in Mesquite, Texas. Despite the chilly season, we had a VERY nice - 70 degree day, and the bees are buzzing, and we're here to safely relocate them to a more suitable habitat. Watch as we share insights into the fascinating world of bees and the importance of their conservation. 🐝🍯
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Sharing the full length video from cutting bees out of a water meter box. We hope that the comments and discussion in the video helps others out.
Nice sharing. Bravo! Have a wonderful time. Greetings. ~ Milan
@TwoDovesBees
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for stopping by and watching the video! We really appreciate it!
watching with much interest. Thanks
@TwoDovesBees
7 ай бұрын
It was definitely an interesting afternoon working with those bees. Something a bit different for sure.
Looks like they swarmed, possibly because they ran out of space. Were the queen cells open?
@TwoDovesBees
7 ай бұрын
That was our take as well… likely had recently swarmed. Yes, queen cups were all open or chewed. We were really surprised to find a young, possibly virgin queen. It’s also possible that she was mated, and simply had shut down egg laying… hard to say for sure. In either case, the colony has a chance now, whereas if left where they were, they would have died or been exterminated…
@JelMain
7 ай бұрын
@@TwoDovesBees She'd not have mated with the colony's drones, in any case.
@TwoDovesBees
7 ай бұрын
@@JelMain - for sure... at least not purposefully... Point is, is that there are very few drones left in colonies at this point in the year. Most drones have been kicked out of the hives. 🙂
@JelMain
7 ай бұрын
@@TwoDovesBees True. Oh well, unless you can keep a constant 12C, RIP. She hasn't got enough for a decent cluster.
@TwoDovesBees
7 ай бұрын
@@JelMain - We can bolster the colony with resources and bees from other hives. Might also consider a double screened bottom board and put them directly on top of another colony for winter survival.... or take those bees and give them to another colony to bolster one that might be a bit weaker... lots of options. 🙂