My first rescue of 2020, and it was one massive hive!β¨ The owners speculate at least two years or more, judging by the amount of comb alone I'd agree - oh and the roughly ~30,000 bees!πππ The colony was located between two fences under a sheet of vinyl plywood. Thankfully, it was a smooth rescue. All of the brood comb was saved, filling up ten frames! I was also able to find the QueenπΈπ With the remaining comb - mostly nectar, pollen, and bee-bread - I like to leave for them to clean, if I can, before rendering the wax. With this method, it does take two days or at least an entire day, and I don't always get this luxury, but to me it seems worth it when working such a large hive, and I think it's gentler on the bees.πππ There was also about 7-10 lbs of honey that I'll be filtering and sharing with the ownerπ― Now they're settling in to their new home with two 8-frame deeps. _ #livehiverescue #beehiverescue #livehiveremoval #beehiveremoval #beehiverelocation #beevacuum #superbeevac #beekeeper #beekeeping #apiculture #beehive #eightframehive #slattedrack #wildhoneybees #honeybees #apism #wildflowerhoney #localhoney #floridahoney #beekeepingtherapy #beestingtherapy #beestings #beevenom #outdoortherapy #savethebees #beekind #bzzbz #inbeeswetrust #optoutside #findyourway https://www.instagram.com/p/B_In4GKA3Lj/?igshid=1oz73ukmnabhz
