Arborist cuts into beehive - Bees attack his Gopro (and Him)

Stihlmadd said:
more balls than brains?
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Yup, another one of the many problems in our business....

He's locked in on finishing the job and getting that payday. Maybe even some hero worshiping for "braving" those little buggers. Instead he walks away with welts and a rather unflattering youtube vid. How much cooler and potentially marketable would a hive removal vid have been?

He sees the bees and puts 2+2 together. Calmly gets to the ground talks to the owner about the hazard explaining what needs to be done to remove the hive safely. Enumerates the additional costs with him and negotiates the new price. Maybe in the end it's nothing, maybe it's a few bucks more. Goes online to find a local beekeeper who will assist in removing the hive. Videos the production and probably scores some sweet honey and beeswax in the process.
 
These hives are very important to the long term survival of bees I feel. Great if we can be aware of these hive before cutting into them and get a hold of a competent beekeeper who can relocate them. We remove and relocate a lot of these hives. From trees, houses, church steeples.....arborists have more contact than most people with these hives and can play a very important role in the survival of these bees.
 
Ditto, same for you, lets share some info.

chadjstreet@msn.com is good email for me. 720.357.1646 main number. My wife manages our business phone, 303.669.9520. Located in Longmont, if we can coordinate can pick up bee logs when needed. Feel free to call if you want to chat more. Little far for swarms but my friend Matt Kroger is closer and picks up swarms....don't mind doing removals out there.

beesandtreesinc.com
 
Those feral hives in trees and other locations are very important to bee survival. Lots of people out there that can relocate these and keep them going if planned out properly. Very nice to not just drop the hive also, at least traditionally rig out. Better option is crane where appropriate.
 
Stihlmadd said:
oh boy are these poor bees pissed.
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Stihlmadd, thanks so much for posting this. Really educational. This might be (bee?) the first footage I've ever seen of an actual bee swarm attack.

It was an incredibly fortunate accident that the camera fell on the ground in such perfect position to capture all of the follow-on action with the guys and the blower.

Good on the man who posted the original video, to be willing to face the criticism in order to share this event with other climbers, for the sake of safety in the future.

Tim
 
BeesandTrees said:
Those feral hives in trees and other locations are very important to bee survival. Lots of people out there that can relocate these and keep them going if planned out properly. Very nice to not just drop the hive also, at least traditionally rig out. Better option is crane where appropriate.
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Thanks for chiming in on this forum with your specialized knowledge. It is very fortunate that you saw this post and were able to respond.

If you don't mind my asking, are you both a climbing arborist and a bee man? If so, that seems like a really cool and natural combination of businesses.

I don't know about the rest of the members here, but I'd love to learn whatever you feel like sharing on this subject.

Maybe it deserves its own thread, and possibly to be made "sticky", so that it doesn't get buried.

Dissenters might think that it would be better to just go to a dedicated bee forum, if such a thing exists.

Thanks again for your contribution.

Tim
 
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