Unexpected Bee Gum.

[Poly Hive]

As I was about to walk the dogs a vehicle pulled up and the local Ducal Estate forester got out and asked me if I could help with bees in a tree.

He drove me over to the felling site and a very large old ash is on the ground with bees evident in one of the branches. Said branch is a good 2 feet across.

He is off to trim up the branch and nail it closed with plywood and where would I like it delivered? I mean how good does it get?

Talk about expecting the unexpected!

PH

 

[Codford]

...you know the rules - pics. or it never happened!

 

[enrico]

AND you can use the wood in the wood burner!!!!

 

[Poly Hive]

It's a bit bigger than I was hoping for. Oh well...

Just realised there is not much perspective there. The log is some 5ft long and two feet+ thick. Not a lightweight by any means.

PH

 

[For want of a better word]

It's a bit bigger than I was hoping for. Oh well...

PH

I wonder if bees in logs multiply exponentially?

Yeghes da

 

[Erichalfbee]

It's a bit bigger than I was hoping for. Oh well...

Just realised there is not much perspective there. The log is some 5ft long and two feet+ thick. Not a lightweight by any means.

PH

Cool........

 

[Anduril]

As I was about to walk the dogs a vehicle pulled up and the local Ducal Estate forester got out and asked me if I could help with bees in a tree.

He drove me over to the felling site and a very large old ash is on the ground with bees evident in one of the branches. Said branch is a good 2 feet across.

He is off to trim up the branch and nail it closed with plywood and where would I like it delivered? I mean how good does it get?

Talk about expecting the unexpected!

PH

Expect a visit from Derekm.

 

[Poly Hive]

Now on location

I was delighted to discover the log fitted my little trailer to the inch. After a careful drive from Harestanes to Lanton I pushed the log around the house and then contemplated how to get it up over the retaining wall and onto the lawn.

Utilising my chain hoist and a goodly length of rope secured to the big gean tree enough pull was applied to allow the bottom of the log to reasonably easily swing up onto the grass. With a lot of help from my wife, I managed to get it back into the vertical and with the sack truck rolled it over the 50 yds or so to where you see it now.

The picture showing the bees was taken an hour or so after locating the log and the bees are murmuring deep inside with the more venturesome taking orientation flights. The entrance is at the top on the right hand side.

Yes there is a disease risk and time will tell on that front but as they have been in there for some time judging by the colour of some of the combs it's unlikely.

PH

 

[Swarm]

Nice bees.

 

[Fusion_power]

Polyhive now has a proper gardenhive on his lawn. Love it!

 

[Millet]

Brilliant result PH, after seeing the first picture of the log laid on its side i was going to say will the comb direction not be running at the wrong angle, but after the second pictures i do not have to ask that question now.

 

[Poly Hive]

It is the same way up as it was on the tree...

PH