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BIGRAM · 04-22-2010, 10:52 PM

Came out of work at 2:30 today and found this on my truck. Drove ten miles down I-75 and still hanging on. Drove through a carwash and 1 hour across Lexington and still had a few.

Damnedest thing I ever seen.

JeffK5 · 04-22-2010, 11:17 PM

I'd bet you have a nesting queen in that bed side or in that truck some where!

Watch your ass!

We had a guy at work who's car had a swarm on it like that .. eventually they got inside and he got stung like 35-40 times in less than 30 seconds.

Local "bee keeper club" came and removed the queen that was nesting in the space between the rear quarter panel and inner fender. They estimated he had been driving around with 25,000 bee's for a week or longer!

Waffle · 04-22-2010, 11:20 PM

carwash · 04-22-2010, 11:53 PM

"driving around with 25,000 bee's for a week or longer!"

holy jesus... i can't even imagine that quantity of bees...

tjjeepjeep · 04-23-2010, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carwash

"driving around with 25,000 bee's for a week or longer!"

holy jesus... i can't even imagine that quantity of bees...

x2...that is craziness

JeffK5 · 04-23-2010, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carwash

"driving around with 25,000 bee's for a week or longer!"

holy jesus... i can't even imagine that quantity of bees...

They came out with a special "bee vac" and gently collected what looked like 10 trillion bees .. they weighed them and gave us a guesstimate of 25K.

The dude that did the collecting also climbed in the car with nothing more than a dust mask on as protective gear.. he was a little strange to say the least..

BIGRAM · 04-23-2010, 11:34 PM

After thinking about, wish I could have located a local bee keeper to get'em. I didn't use a bomb, just a little interstate speed and some water.

They were on a guys truck today that was parked in the same spot I was yesterday, just not as many. Why is that?

BIGRAM · 04-22-2010, 11:53 PM

Crap-ola. I didn't see any about 7:30 this evening. Guess I'll check tomorrow and see what happens.

GPER · 04-23-2010, 06:12 AM

I saw a swarm like that many years ago at Armco in New Miami. An old guy that I was working with scooped them into a cardboard box and took them home. He kept bee's and said he could mail order a queen for them.

94Dodge Truggy · 04-23-2010, 07:49 AM

Bug bomb it!

04-22-2010, 10:52 PM	#1
BIGRAM Ready to Wheel!!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stanton, KY Posts: 263	Check This Out Came out of work at 2:30 today and found this on my truck. Drove ten miles down I-75 and still hanging on. Drove through a carwash and 1 hour across Lexington and still had a few. Damnedest thing I ever seen. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 1994 Dodge Ram 5.9L SWB 3/4 axles, 39.5 IROKS, HYDRO assist

04-22-2010, 11:53 PM	#4
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	"driving around with 25,000 bee's for a week or longer!" holy jesus... i can't even imagine that quantity of bees... __________________

04-23-2010, 11:34 PM	#7
BIGRAM Ready to Wheel!!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stanton, KY Posts: 263	After thinking about, wish I could have located a local bee keeper to get'em. I didn't use a bomb, just a little interstate speed and some water. They were on a guys truck today that was parked in the same spot I was yesterday, just not as many. Why is that? __________________ 1994 Dodge Ram 5.9L SWB 3/4 axles, 39.5 IROKS, HYDRO assist

04-22-2010, 11:53 PM	#8
BIGRAM Ready to Wheel!!!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stanton, KY Posts: 263	Crap-ola. I didn't see any about 7:30 this evening. Guess I'll check tomorrow and see what happens. __________________ 1994 Dodge Ram 5.9L SWB 3/4 axles, 39.5 IROKS, HYDRO assist

04-23-2010, 07:49 AM	#10
94Dodge Truggy EX-Vice President Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fairfield, Ohio Posts: 3,048	Bug bomb it! __________________

04-22-2010, 11:17 PM	#2
JeffK5 Tiny Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Colerain Posts: 798	I'd bet you have a nesting queen in that bed side or in that truck some where! Watch your ass! We had a guy at work who's car had a swarm on it like that .. eventually they got inside and he got stung like 35-40 times in less than 30 seconds. Local "bee keeper club" came and removed the queen that was nesting in the space between the rear quarter panel and inner fender. They estimated he had been driving around with 25,000 bee's for a week or longer!

04-22-2010, 11:20 PM	#3
Waffle Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: . Posts: 75 Images: 10

04-23-2010, 06:12 AM	#9
GPER Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kettering, Ohio Posts: 811	I saw a swarm like that many years ago at Armco in New Miami. An old guy that I was working with scooped them into a cardboard box and took them home. He kept bee's and said he could mail order a queen for them.