Bees Don't Care About Your Social Distancing

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We recorded this a few weeks ago when the whole Covid 19 thing was just getting started and things were VERY uncertain. It's still a little crazy out there now but since we are considered "essential business" or "essential workers" we, or rather I have continued to work. I have been keeping distant from people as much as possible. My wife, who is in the health care industry, got laid off at the beginning of this so we have really been staying to our selves with the exception of being around our children and grand children. Her lay off had nothing to do with Coronavirus. It was due to some regulation that recently passed due to occupational therapy and the company she worked for had to cut several positions. This turned out to be a blessing for us since I didn't have to worry about her being around a bunch of sick people during all this. She can always find another job if she wants one. Even though I am still working people pretty much keep their distance for obvious reasons and I stay wiped down with hand sanitizer. I hope you're all staying as healthy and safe as we are.

This hive removal we did was at a property belonging to a friend from high school whom I haven't seen since then. We got to catch up on lost time over a bee swarm. The removal went smoothly enough but the hive was a little tougher to get to than I expected. I dropped one piece of comb down in the wall but with much stretching and contorting I was able to reach it and pull it out. The property owner had tried to kill the colony with Spectracide Wasp spray so although the colony was healthy I disposed of the combs. I don't want poisoned wax in my melter if I can help it. We recorded most of this job on my wife's Iphone 8 Plus but the phone would not allow an off load to either of our computers. We can view the videos on her phone but that's about all we can do with it so now I'm just counting it as lost footage. Maybe it caught Cophonavirus or Apple 19.

The car lot swarm was so big that I couldn't be sure it was an actual swarm. So due to time constraints and plentiful queens I just added a queen to them rather than going back later to check for one. I think it was an actual swarm though due to the fact there were no lost bees at the truck stop across the street. We collect bees at that truck stop you see in the background almost every year and we've yet to find any lost transport bees outside the truck stop property. No bees at the truck stop and only one cluster anywhere else says "swarm" to me.

Again, I hope you're all doing well and thanks for your support. Stay safe.
Randy and Elizabeth

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