A hive that swarmed last Labor Day had settled in to the Murray's shed and was growing quickly, so we had to cut it out. Erin Forbes from the the Maine Beekeepers Association came out to help; she opened up the shed wall and removed the comb and vacuumed the bees out. She had to take them off the Island; otherwise they would return to the shed. The cut out took about six hours, and I still have to replace the siding on the shed. Thanks to Dwight Brew for helping.
We got about 13 pounds of honey from the cut out. It has been strained and bottled and will be sold at the upcoming Island Arts & Crafts show in August.
The colony (including queen) was moved to a new home in Falmouth.
