"Dr. Beekeeper In A Tree!"

deWayne and I begin to put up the scaffolding for this bee tree at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Georgia.

Thank you, Yates Astro for this referral!

Woe, 30 ft. up in the air! I am satisfied playing the role of the "gopher' on this job!

View of the inside of the tree, notice how polished the bees have made the bark around the hole.  The wood looks like something you would see on a coffee table...pretty.

deWayne begins The Bee Escape Method.

Up goes the Nuc Box with a new caged queen.  This box will sit at the top of the scaffolding, next to the hole, until all the bees have been lured into the box.

Bee escape method allows bees to exit tree, but not re-enter.

A bottom view of the bee escape method.

                                                                                

The removal of the screen, confirms hive beetle larvae resembling maggots.

Bees removed, now it's time to seal the main hole of entrance.

Spray foam works perfectly for these types of bees jobs, by tightly filling hole and not allowing foragers to return.