It is a bright, new day, and you have it all figured out.
Overnight, you worried the idea over and over. And finally decided on a course of action. You are going to swap out your ShopVac for the one your wife has. Hers is more powerful, and won't lose suction so easily. You have installed the bees from last night's efforts into a new box. There is a bit of unhappiness with the bees there, and a lot of casualties involved in the effort, but without a nearby hive to migrate into, they are mostly staying in the box.
And, again at dusk, you return to the scene of the crime.
7' ladder, up. New, more powerful ShopVac plugged in, and secured. Clean mesh bag in the retrieval bucket, connected to the vac with a hose, and secured on the tall ladder. Hose connected to the top of the bucket.
You climb the ladder, and give Lee a wave. He fires up the vacuum.
And, suddenly remembering the importance of the headphones, you give him the signal and descend.
Removing the gear, you put the headphones on, and put the veil and the jacket back on, and climb the ladder again. Vacuum on, the bees start to get sucked into the bucket. It is working. Powerful vac FTW!
And five minutes later, with the sun dropping further on the horizon, you begin to noticing decreased suction. Again. Testing the hose on the back of your glove you confirm that your new vacuum sucks, as well.
Aw, crapola.
As before, you descend with the bucket-o-bees, transfer them to the spare bucket, re-climb the ladder and start it up again, and the vacuum declines to pick up any more bees. At this point you are:
Overnight, you worried the idea over and over. And finally decided on a course of action. You are going to swap out your ShopVac for the one your wife has. Hers is more powerful, and won't lose suction so easily. You have installed the bees from last night's efforts into a new box. There is a bit of unhappiness with the bees there, and a lot of casualties involved in the effort, but without a nearby hive to migrate into, they are mostly staying in the box.
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| After sealing all except the entrance you want to vacuum, the bees begin to congregate |
7' ladder, up. New, more powerful ShopVac plugged in, and secured. Clean mesh bag in the retrieval bucket, connected to the vac with a hose, and secured on the tall ladder. Hose connected to the top of the bucket.
You climb the ladder, and give Lee a wave. He fires up the vacuum.
And, suddenly remembering the importance of the headphones, you give him the signal and descend.
Removing the gear, you put the headphones on, and put the veil and the jacket back on, and climb the ladder again. Vacuum on, the bees start to get sucked into the bucket. It is working. Powerful vac FTW!
And five minutes later, with the sun dropping further on the horizon, you begin to noticing decreased suction. Again. Testing the hose on the back of your glove you confirm that your new vacuum sucks, as well.
Aw, crapola.
As before, you descend with the bucket-o-bees, transfer them to the spare bucket, re-climb the ladder and start it up again, and the vacuum declines to pick up any more bees. At this point you are:
- High up an unstable ladder, with
- Angry bees all around, with
- A useless tool in your hand.
You are at a crossroads. You are expected to complete the task in short order. You want to get paid, but more than that, you want to complete the job. Which means, get the bees away from the people. Into a new home is preferable, but if not, you are paid to remove the bees.
You have a choice. You can:
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