[Karim Sahli]

Thanks Chelsea! Will send my form today.

[Karim Sahli]

Found a better link for the patent.
Go to page 49 for the best drawing.

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[Karim Sahli]

Here is what I got so far.

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[Karim Sahli]

Thank you Chelsea!

I integrated some of your checklist.

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[Karim Sahli]

WO! Thank you all for the fantastic response.

I do have some empty spaces I can easily get ride of. I’ll wait for the rain to stop before doing so.

My preference goes toward the mechanical solutions first.
I will give those beetles a good oil bath before bringing some Crisco dessert at their table.

Building an oil trap seems easy enough for me to give it a try.
Expect some pictures!

Thank you all!

[Karim Sahli]

Hi Susan,

I found this image somewhere on Reddit. It seems to be from a russian speaking website call ria.ru. I wasn’t able to find the source nor the post that came with it.
Maybe we should make a little video debunking the shown tricks and see if it turns out true or not?

[Karim Sahli]

Fixed Link

[Karim Sahli]

Fixed link

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[Karim Sahli]

GREAT GREAT tip! I will try that too.

[Karim Sahli]

Hello, I am finding your post only now — sorry for the delay.
Since the last time I posted this question, a lot happened. The swarm left the beehive a third time and stayed just under the nuke. Then got back into it and got out of it again. It then stayed there, getting smaller each day and finally disappeared.

To answer your questions:
1. Are the bees making comb?
They started to do so but not following the frames.

2. Are there any queen cells?
Nope.

3. What was the time between the first swarm and when you moved the combs around?
Two weeks.

4. What type of bees? (AHB, European, etc?)
I don’t have the expertise to tell.

5. Are you seeing honey/nectar/pollen/eggs in the cells?
The combs were small to start with. Pollen was there but very little number of broods.

Thank you!

[Karim Sahli]

I can not make it but I would be happy to give some phone calls (I already sign up the petition.)

Any phone numbers?

[Karim Sahli]

Thank you all for your help!
My gaiters are on their way.

[Karim Sahli]

I cleaned up the hive. No more moth cells. No more disgusting wax frames.

Thank you all for your kind help.

[Karim Sahli]

Thank you Rob!

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