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Utility Company Bees

Another beekeeper received an EMERGENCY call about honeybees that needed to be removed from a telephone utility box.  He was unable to make it – so contacted me to see if I was available.  I was able to respond for the company – and take care of the bees.

The box as I approached it:

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The insides… Uh – were a mess of wires.  This took TIME and precision work to not disrupt anyone’s home telephone service (does anyone actually HAVE a land-line any more?)

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My main tools for this removal were the smoker – to run the bees out of the box and collect them – and a LONG carving knife that reached way down to carefully trim out the comb.

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Once finished, the wires were tucked back up into the cover, and I was on my way.

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