Let's all BEE careful getting ready to grill, okay.

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bgibb42 said:
I wonder if you could cast the combs and make pens out of them?
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Heck yea...I have made lots of pens from paper wasp nests. If there was a big one in my bbq, I'd possibly consider buying a new grill so that the nest in the existing grill can grow bigger. :biggrin:

I can't find a picture of one on my computer or I'd post one, but I have two of them on my website, page 2 in the ballpoint section if you want to see what they look like as a pen.
 
workinforwood said:
Heck yea...I have made lots of pens from paper wasp nests. If there was a big one in my bbq, I'd possibly consider buying a new grill so that the nest in the existing grill can grow bigger. :biggrin:

I can't find a picture of one on my computer or I'd post one, but I have two of them on my website, page 2 in the ballpoint section if you want to see what they look like as a pen.
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bet the resin won't stick to the bees wax too well, remember they aren't paper like wasps.
 
Ahh..got it Mike. I can't view video's because I am on dial up. All I ever see around here are paper wasps and other types of bee's that make paper houses or live in the ground. Those bee's in the ground get real angry in a hurry too! If it has bee's wax, it must be a honey bee hive right? If so..I'd just grab a jar of peanut butter and some bread...that's free lunch right there.
 
workinforwood said:
Ahh..got it Mike. I can't view video's because I am on dial up. All I ever see around here are paper wasps and other types of bee's that make paper houses or live in the ground. Those bee's in the ground get real angry in a hurry too! If it has bee's wax, it must be a honey bee hive right? If so..I'd just grab a jar of peanut butter and some bread...that's free lunch right there.
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the link is just pictures, but it might take a bit to download on dialup.

The ones in the ground I bet are Yellow Jackets and they are in the wasp family too. Mean critters.

Yeah, the pics are of a honey bee nest that was hiding in a guys grill. And as long as getting stung doesn't bother you, yeah it's free.
 
I'm with Woodman928 on this one. What a shame to kill off an entire hive of Honey Bees. There is already a serious problems with Honey Bees dying due to Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD. and it not getting any better. At this rate this could become VERY serious. Some estimates put the loss so far at almost 40% of the Honey Bees in the US have died in the past few years. Without Honey Bees as pollinators, approximately 80% of the fruits and vegtables we grow to eat are no longer available. I've had a couple of swarms that size land in my yard and there's alway a local bee person that is more than willing to take them and leave you with a few quarts of honey. If it were wasps or hornets, I'd kill them off, but Honey Bees are just too precious. Just one man's opinion.

Jim Smith
 
About 35 years ago my parents took the family to the banks of the Ohio to watch the paddle wheels "race" up the river. We were there with about 300 other folks. As exciting as it was to watch these boats, me and my sister tended to a clump of dirt jutting out of the ground. As we kicked it it got looser. Then the top came off and inside was a hornets nest bigger than a basketball. Never saw so many people leave the park so fast. Thousands of hornets buzzing all over. Irononically, my sister and I never got stung, but my other sister did. At the hospital, we saw a few others show up with bee stings. I now leave those big clumps of dirt alone.
 
Jim Smith said:
I'm with Woodman928 on this one. What a shame to kill off an entire hive of Honey Bees. There is already a serious problems with Honey Bees dying due to Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD. and it not getting any better. At this rate this could become VERY serious. Some estimates put the loss so far at almost 40% of the Honey Bees in the US have died in the past few years. Without Honey Bees as pollinators, approximately 80% of the fruits and vegtables we grow to eat are no longer available. I've had a couple of swarms that size land in my yard and there's alway a local bee person that is more than willing to take them and leave you with a few quarts of honey. If it were wasps or hornets, I'd kill them off, but Honey Bees are just too precious. Just one man's opinion.

Jim Smith
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Too bad that guy didn't take a closer look. Honey bees don't usually attack and a bee keeper would have removed them with no problem. A little smoke and they get very docile. Here is California the bees have been decimated by this disease and I know several bee keepers that have lost everything including their homes, etc. They are now trying to rebuild their hives and their lives.
 
I've seen that before... talking about bees in Australia... some years ago I remember reading about people migrating to Australia... you had to have a profession before you could get a visa... one of the professions that were in demand was "bee keeper"... Looks like this guy was keeping bees.... just don't think he was using the proper "keeper" :laugh::laugh::laugh:
 
Yeah, I've seen that before..........too bad he didn't just call a Bee Keeper! He'd come out and remove them for free. Really need all the bees we can get! They were probably a swarm from another hive in the area and they found themselves a nice home (at least nice for them)!

I've removed a number of swarms.....gave them good homes!

If you ever find a swarm......give them a chance.......call a bee keeper!


Barney
 
Jim Smith said:
I'm with Woodman928 on this one. What a shame to kill off an entire hive of Honey Bees. There is already a serious problems with Honey Bees dying due to Colony Collapse Disorder, or CCD. and it not getting any better. At this rate this could become VERY serious. Some estimates put the loss so far at almost 40% of the Honey Bees in the US have died in the past few years. Without Honey Bees as pollinators, approximately 80% of the fruits and vegtables we grow to eat are no longer available. I've had a couple of swarms that size land in my yard and there's alway a local bee person that is more than willing to take them and leave you with a few quarts of honey. If it were wasps or hornets, I'd kill them off, but Honey Bees are just too precious. Just one man's opinion.

Jim Smith
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Absolutely agree Jim but not blaming the OP at all. He did what he felt was necessary. They could have been Africanized bee and been a real threat to life. If it was me and I KNEW they weren't African I'd buy another grill if I had to. Jim is right about the seriousness of the decline in healthy hives.
 
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