Uh the dreaded errand day............but first, back out to the wood pile. Dan asked if I needed any wood cut for my projects and I said "OH YEAH!". I trimmed some trees and moved some wood as he got the saw ready. Some pine was seeping sap and I watched some of the bees taking it away for making propolis to use in sealing their hives of drafts. So as I pulled nails and screws from the recycled 4x4s, Dan cut them into 2 foot sections for my beehive stand legs. Once this was done it was off to town.
I left to make the errand run but forgot I needed to return a swarm call from the night before. On the drive I spoke with the homeowner and it seems this swarm had landed about three days ago and was slowing down on its activity level. She was worried that the bees were ill. I did a palm to forehead smack as I had just removed everything for removals from my truck. Note to self.....leave some emergency equipment in! So I ran to Tractor Supply and bought a veil for $12.99. If you can call it a veil! more like mosquito hat!!! horrible, cheaply made, waste of money, but needed in this emergency so I got it and a roll of duct tape. The homeowners donated a trash can to the cause. I had a screen in the truck so after all the scrambling to get a make shift swarm catch done, the queen and her attendants are now at our place starting on their new home. They were given sugar syrup and the queen was caged. She will get to stay in there a few days until the workers start putting food stores into the comb I gave them and hopefully they will decide it is a nice place to live.
My last note of the day is this awesome yogurt made with 100% pure USA honey..........
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