Sam Coble's Cutout--May 17, 2013

[Jacobs]

I helped Sam with this cutout from the floor of an old mobile home now used for storage.



This was a strong hive with little capped brood and little capped honey, but tons of nectar. Wally would not have given me an "A" for the effort, but I think I would have gotten a passing grade. Sam took the bees and I am in the process of "smelting" wax from lots of dark comb.

We had to continue the cutting to the left of the opening shown in the photograph.

[Wally]

If you got the bees out, you get an A. If not, you get an F. It's that simple.