Don't call me honey, but I do have bees ......

[Ed SW Fla]

[attachment 246088 beenesttreeedit.jpg] Came back from walking my dogs this morning and noticed bugs swarming around the dwarf royal tree. Upon closer inspection saw a hive and plenty of honey bees building it.


[attachment 246089 beenestedit.jpg] Here is one side of the hive. The hive is being built beside a seed pod of the tree.


[attachment 246090 beenest2edit.jpg] Here is the other side of the hive. I have a guy coming out this afternoon to do a no kill honey bee removal and relocation.

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[ralph]

Don't let the guy sting you on the cost. B cause a hive of Bs is quire valuable.

 

[Magyar]

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[Elson(La)]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Ed SW Fla]

...... camera you'll be sure to get some terrific in flight bee shots.

 

[Ed SW Fla]

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[charlie (ky)]

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[ralph]

yellow jackets sting hurts worse than any other sting to me. when I locate their hole, mark it and come back after dark when they're all in the nest and give them a drink of gas .

 

[Ma Betty in MO]

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[Jim West Pa]

I've seen this before.
I think that what you have there is a solid mass of bees covering a queen on the inside.
They could not possibly have built anything in the short time that you were done.
It would take weeks to build anything that size.
If i'm correct,they are in the process of movin'.
They have a queen inside there and they are in search of new location to establish another hive.
They do not and will not build in the open like that.
If they are common honey bees then please do not disturb them.
If you want them gone sooner than a day er two,find a local bee keeper and sell them to him.
Don't let him charge you to move them.
He wants them to make money on them.

Personaly, i'd be buildin or buyin a hive real quick like and keep them myself.

 

[RustyNTX]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Ed SW Fla]

.... they probably won't stay around a long time.

Regardless, they were way too close to my front door and were buzzing me and my dogs when we walked by their hive. Yesterday a guy I called came and removed the hive and will relocate it I'm sure to his own or someone elses "honey ranch". I don't care if he makes a few bucks. I have no desire to be a bee keeper. I have always gathered my own honey from a super market.

 

[Ed SW Fla]

[attachment 246173 elsonkillerbee.jpg] This is a stinger for sure!

 

[Ed SW Fla]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Ma Betty in MO]

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