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DarkSteven -> RE: Wish me luck. (8/31/2013 1:20:56 PM)
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Well, the first day did not go well. I loaded the car with plastic tubs, 5 gallon Home Depot buckets, pry bars, a bee vacuum, a smoker, a couple of knives to cut comb, etc.
I found that the scaffold didn't make me feel safe for the main job. So I tackled the small, soffit job first.
I looked at the bees and thought, "No way. Those are yellowjackets. I called my mentor, who had seen them previously with me, and he confirmed that they were in fact bees. I called the leader of the local club and she told me that yellowjackets live in ground burrows, not under soffits. So I kept going, Sawzalling off siding until I finally said, "Dammit, I KNOW what bees look like. THOSE ARE WASPS!"
I did a little for the large job. Suffice it to say I left behind some pretty pissed-off bees. I ripped out some boards - nothing. I accidentally punctured some particle board with a screwdriver, and honey oozed out. So I know I will need to remove the particle board.
Tomorrow I get them for sure.
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