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Aspiring beekeeper Stan called the Bee Rescue Hotline recently, and here's his follow-up story:
I spotted this swarm while I was working in my garden yesterday afternoon.We are cleaning the area because I want to get into beekeeping. Very ironic.
I saw one of your videos and decided that you guys are better than an exterminator. The guy who came out his name is Warren, really cool guy.
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Warren came by and got himself suited up. First, he sprayed the hive with a little sugar water to distract the bees, which surprised me because I thought he would use smoke. But, as Warren explained to me later, the sugar water makes the bees to start grooming themselves.
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Then he just reached up with a bucket and in they went, it was that easy and quick. He got about 95% of the bees.
The most awesome thing I've seen.
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Ready to start my own bee keeping!!
—Stan