Understudy.net/org Ok you have made it this far. You obviously must be bored and have nothing better to do with your life.

[Previous entry: "My post in the forums"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "zombies need brains"]

05/11/2006 Archived Entry: "Next Stop the Twilight Zone"

Next stop the twilight zone.

I had to go to Tampa for a few days right after I remove that hive. As many of you know there were problems with my ideas. First I should have used black duct tape since it would have held up better under the dew point.

I came back late from Tampa and had discovered the roofers had broken the well motor pipes and I had no water to the house. So I frantically tried to repair the plumbing so I could flush again. Alas it was not to be. The 1" pipe that connects to the top of the pump cross threaded and by that point Home Depot closed. I think a 24 hour Home Depot is a great idea, but than again I think a 24 hours bee shop is a great idea. I have a great future in bankruptcy proceddings. So after late night hours of frustration I was to tired to even look at my bees.

My bees unsupervised for 3 days! Who knows what bad behavior they could be up to.

[Rod Serling] Submitted for your approval a bee keeper, a complicated manic, whose personality disorder is only exceeded by the confusion he creates with. Today this beekeeper is going to attempt to follow his bees into the Twilight Zone.

Well This morning I went and looked at the tree trunk. My wife had removed the hose per my request because it was already falling off. I removed the hose from Hive 2 and replaced the plug. I went to look at the tree trunk and nothing. The bees had completely absconded. Gone, vamushcia, outta here. The only thing remaining were some pieces of comb that were very clean.

So I am thinking my bees are hanging out on the tree branch in some strange persons yard, or are they?

Du do du do du do (twilight zone theme music, work with me here)

I check Hive 2 now the bee population hasn't gone down as a matter of fact it has gone up. Also the drone cells are gone. There are still a one or two but nothing like the bunches there were before. Now I check the top layer which is just the honey and it seems to be doing well I rotated the frames so I could get the empty frames filled with honey. Middle layer is the permacomb. It should be honey and eggs or the remains from the drone cells. Well the cells that were drone are empty. But there are a ton of bees and they are being nice. Okay one or two take me on but that is better than 30 bees. After removal of the middle layer I am in the bottom layer it is a deep box. And the frames have capped worker cells. A lot of them. Now I didn't see the queen but I have never seen the queen in this hive.

So here is my mystery did the bees in the trunk take off and bail and find a new home or did they move into Hive 2. The probem is these are capped worker cells. Which take a few days. I didn't think they have had enough time. I mean Sunday I move the tree trunk Hive into my yard. Monday night my wife calls me and removes the hose. Thursday morning I inspect and find capped worker cells.

I really want to believe that my bees received a cordial invitation to Hive 2 and are not hanging out in someone's yard looking for a home.

Anyone want to lie to me and tell that my bees just moved into Hive 2?