05-14-2007, 06:56 AM
A colony of honey bees moved inside the decking of my front lanai. I eventually had them removed by asking the honey sellers at the farmers markets if they knew of anyone who could use more bees. Someone gave John’s phone number. Left a message for him this morning to see if it was OK to post his phone number. If he’s looking for more bees, I will let you know. Here is a link to pictures of the bee removal process. He used a converted shop vac to suck em up. The honey was delicious, got to lick it off the honey combs John removed 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8290775@N07...214697241/
The honey bees are very gentle, almost too gentle. I wanted to do an experiment using bee venom as therapy for arthritis in my fingers. The only way I could get a bee to sting me was to put it on my hand and then forcibly encourage him by slowly squashing the poor thing. The therapy was painful and not particularly successful . Wouldn’t recommend it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8290775@N07...214697241/
The honey bees are very gentle, almost too gentle. I wanted to do an experiment using bee venom as therapy for arthritis in my fingers. The only way I could get a bee to sting me was to put it on my hand and then forcibly encourage him by slowly squashing the poor thing. The therapy was painful and not particularly successful . Wouldn’t recommend it.