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This is what I very reluctantly used. (Fastest acting im told) Within seconds bees were dropping in the thousands.... Very very sad.... Please be warned, nasty stuff this is! This decision to destroy was not an easy one to make, two other beekeepers had been consulted with both of them...

I have had to destroy two wild colonies before. (Both in the same building) Absolutely mental they were.... Killed 2 dogs and serious stings to many farm workers and cattle... Tried to trap out first but had to change tactics after no more than 10 minutes... Very sad... The first and only two in...

If I did not know better, I would say without a doubt that THAT queen comes from one of my "Dark" colonies... All have a bit of a short fuse.... Cant believe how similar they look.... wow!

Pfffft,,,, and I just made a BIG bowl of popcorn...... Came home for nothing................................ Grrrr

Hiding in the shade here at the moment... 36 deg C and it's only just after 9am.... Need to find another apiary site as I have several occupied swarm traps that need to be moved... Just not enough day...............

We have a lot of waste delivered to several of our farming units.. One in particular is our Bioplant and truck wash bay.... Even though efforts are made to process this kind of waste as fast as possible, bees just find a way to access it... Its like the truck wash bay, first light and bees are...

I will have to remove supers soon on a couple of colonies that feed a LOT on chocolate waste.... I will take a few pics and post. I actually have a few that have had access to golden syrup and later corn syrup... should produce a bit of a contrast.... Will start a new thread - descriptive name...

Sometimes its the only or best way to manage a fishery ... For me this rings true.... Remove overstocked smaller fish and return the larger adults... I see it as my responsibility to manage and ensure our the health of our dams.. Much the same as certain Game species,,, insufficient predators...

It does kind of make one wonder - What were they thinking???

Hat off to you Sir..... Brilliant.....

Fishing, stocking new dams and then fishing them to stock new dams so I can fish them to stock new dams... ( 2 of the fish below didn't make it) Mercy killing - dinner for the wife...

Not necessary JBM - Apiary is on a "Ley Line" Bees re-cluster automatically... (As long as we dont have a lunar eclipse)

Spot on.... Thats them. Thank you...

I also use the blue pool hose as well (kreepy crawly pipe) and have hardly any deaths or damaged bees.... This is used for HUGE wild colonies as well as swarms hanging in balls.. Reduce suction on vac as well as reduce the nozzle sucking end. (So the only strong suction is at the front end) I...

If thats the case, the old ancestors here must have been smoking weed as these lines must cross over everywhere here.... Playing snakes and ladders maybe..... ???? Or perhaps dived a bit deep into the old bottle of Hooch.....

Hot as hell here.... Caught another two swarms at home today..... on top of old office and under the old oak tree.... Same places always produce.... I think it's because of the constant food supply here,,, old comb being worked / cleaned, robbed out boxes, feeding trials, etc etc etc...

Im a bit embarrassed to say,,, I have no idea ? :oops: We bush cleared here 2 years ago and this is what has naturally sprung up... No livestock been in here for over 2 years... Perhaps someone here could educate us ?

Noticed these for the first time today, entire area engulfed... I really need to slow down, pay more attention and "smell the roses"....