2/16/11

Backwards crew on a Northridge cut-out

LA Backwards Beekeeper Danny writes on his blog:

Had another privilege to see masters at work, this time in Northridge.

Maurice, Dawn, Vincent, and Danny:


Vincent preparing to get to work:


Finally down to the cutout of the comb:





Comb tied up in the frames:


Too many bees had crawled down and we were not able to vacuum them up. We decided to leave a frame with "left over comb" and attached it to a nail for the bees to re-group on:


2 days later I went back early in the morning, sprayed them with sugar water, and scooped the rest up.

—Danny