Boy, Are We in Trouble.

DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in a
little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones in
with her.

I opened up the package to give her a little water and just laid the
little cage on the bar. I've been outside quite a while, came in and
the papers are on the floor and the little cage is totally gone. Gone.
I can't find it anywhere. I even crept in the bedroom and shook the
covers to see if one of the cats took it in there.

*Somebody* carried it off. I'm not naming any names
(bootsiebootsiebootsie) but the cage is only secure by a plug that is
made out of sugar.

Well, off to look some more. I never dreamed they would get on the bar
and mess with that.

Sherry

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DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in a
little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones in
with her.

I opened up the package to give her a little water and just laid the
little cage on the bar. I've been outside quite a while, came in and
the papers are on the floor and the little cage is totally gone. Gone.
I can't find it anywhere. I even crept in the bedroom and shook the
covers to see if one of the cats took it in there.

*Somebody* carried it off. I'm not naming any names
(bootsiebootsiebootsie) but the cage is only secure by a plug that is
made out of sugar.

Well, off to look some more. I never dreamed they would get on the bar
and mess with that.

Sherry

Aww. I'm so sorry. Nuele is a beekeeper and I know how important this is.
I hope you find the queen hiding in your curtains (drapes) or something.

Tweed

Oh. My. God. Well, at least if it was Bootsie, DH won't be so mad if they
are gone and lost. Hope no one gets stung!!! Hope you find them. Keep us
posted.

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DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in a
little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones in
with her.

I opened up the package to give her a little water and just laid the
little cage on the bar. I've been outside quite a while, came in and
the papers are on the floor and the little cage is totally gone. Gone.
I can't find it anywhere. I even crept in the bedroom and shook the
covers to see if one of the cats took it in there.

*Somebody* carried it off. I'm not naming any names
(bootsiebootsiebootsie) but the cage is only secure by a plug that is
made out of sugar.

Well, off to look some more. I never dreamed they would get on the bar
and mess with that.

Sherry

On 2006-07-06, penned:
DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in
a little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones
in with her.

I opened up the package to give her a little water and just laid the
little cage on the bar. I've been outside quite a while, came in and
the papers are on the floor and the little cage is totally gone.
Gone. I can't find it anywhere. I even crept in the bedroom and
shook the covers to see if one of the cats took it in there.

*Somebody* carried it off. I'm not naming any names
(bootsiebootsiebootsie) but the cage is only secure by a plug that
is made out of sugar.

Well, off to look some more. I never dreamed they would get on the
bar and mess with that.

Eep! That sounds like a mess.


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Enfilade wrote:
wrote:
DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in a
little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones in
with her.

I didn't realize bees could be mailed!

Good luck on finding your queen. I'm sure Kumani and Tyche would
consider her a tasty treat (I'm glad ours have never encountered
bees--they'd get stung for sure).

--Fil

Found them. Still in the cage, on the pantry floor. I guess they were
playing hockey-puck on the kitchen floor and knocked it under the
pantry door. They don't look any worse for the experience, thankfully!

Sherry

wrote:

DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in a
little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones in
with her.

I opened up the package to give her a little water and just laid the
little cage on the bar. I've been outside quite a while, came in and
the papers are on the floor and the little cage is totally gone. Gone.
I can't find it anywhere. I even crept in the bedroom and shook the
covers to see if one of the cats took it in there.

*Somebody* carried it off.

Oopsie! Hope you find the bees. And I hope your kitties, naughty as
they may be, don't get stung.

Joyce

wrote:

Found them. Still in the cage, on the pantry floor. I guess they were
playing hockey-puck on the kitchen floor and knocked it under the
pantry door. They don't look any worse for the experience, thankfully!

That's a relief!!

I guess you guys keep bees? Or your DH does?

Joyce

On 2006-07-06, penned:
Found them. Still in the cage, on the pantry floor. I guess they
were playing hockey-puck on the kitchen floor and knocked it under
the pantry door. They don't look any worse for the experience,
thankfully!

So glad that all the critters in the house are unharmed!


--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

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Enfilade wrote:
wrote:
DH ordered a new queen bee and it came in today's mail. They come in a
little cage about the size of a small matchbox, with 4 or 5 drones in
with her.

I didn't realize bees could be mailed!

Good luck on finding your queen. I'm sure Kumani and Tyche would
consider her a tasty treat (I'm glad ours have never encountered
bees--they'd get stung for sure).

--Fil

Found them. Still in the cage, on the pantry floor. I guess they were
playing hockey-puck on the kitchen floor and knocked it under the
pantry door. They don't look any worse for the experience, thankfully!

Sherry


So glad they are present and accounted for. About the only thing you can
say for sure about cats, is if they can they probably will. Unless you
expect or want them to. Applies to darn near everything.

Jo

wrote:
wrote:

Found them. Still in the cage, on the pantry floor. I guess they were
playing hockey-puck on the kitchen floor and knocked it under the
pantry door. They don't look any worse for the experience, thankfully!

That's a relief!!

I guess you guys keep bees? Or your DH does?

Joyce

DH does. I just help with the processing. Even when the cats went
outdoors on their own, they never went to the apiary. Boots would sit
at the gate and wait on DH to come back. That's what surprised me
about them bothering the queen cage.
There's one hive that has been doing poorly that he had to re-queen.
Either the queen had died or was just not a good queen. That's why he
ordered a new queen. They send her in a package with a few drones to
take care of her on the trip.

Sherry