Post by histopicker on Apr 1, 2015 16:46:57 GMT -5
I had a rare opportunity to go with the County Bee inspector and the State Entomologist to inspect some hives today; what a learning experience that was.
The Entomologist was taking samples of bees to check for Varroa mite, some new Asian mite, and DNA testing for Africanized hybrids. We worked 8 hot colonies and each took our share of stings; I received two on my temple and one on my leg, the County inspector got one on his neck, one on his chest, and four on his hand. The entomologist just got one on his leg.
They decided to do some Queen grafting while they were there so I watched them do 90 new queen grafts.
Oh ya before I forget; Sadie the dog got nailed a few times also.
If you ever get a chance to work with some people like these it is worth everything you have to endure.
The Entomologist was taking samples of bees to check for Varroa mite, some new Asian mite, and DNA testing for Africanized hybrids. We worked 8 hot colonies and each took our share of stings; I received two on my temple and one on my leg, the County inspector got one on his neck, one on his chest, and four on his hand. The entomologist just got one on his leg.
They decided to do some Queen grafting while they were there so I watched them do 90 new queen grafts.
Oh ya before I forget; Sadie the dog got nailed a few times also.
If you ever get a chance to work with some people like these it is worth everything you have to endure.
