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    Home » Articles » Beekeeping

    Bring Duct Tape when working honeybees

    by Eric · This post may contain affiliate links, its one way we pay the bills. · 1 Comment

    I wear Carhartt work pants. Whether I am in the city or in the country, I'm wearing Carhartt's black canvas work dungarees. ( I do own one tan pair )

    Yesterday, we worked the bees, our plan was to powder sugar the bees to treat for varroa mites, and add new grease patties for tracheal mites.

    Before we left the house, The Camera Operator looked at me and said, "Do you want to tape up the hole in your pant leg before we go?" I had torn a hole in my dungarees dropping some pine trees. ( I should really wear the double front Carhartts )

    carhartt dungarees

    The hole in my pants

    Me, being me, said no.

    So, in the middle of taking apart our largest hive - the hive that gets a little more agitated than our other calm hives - I felt something crawling up my thigh.

    Then I felt the pinch. All this occurring while I have a 60 lb deep brood box in my hands.

    the bee sting

    The Bee Sting

    I realized once again who is the smart one in our family. Lesson here, tape up any holes in your pants before going to the beeyard. Or better yet, wear pants that don't have holes in them.

    duct tape works

    Duct Tape Works

    What knucklehead things have you done when working? Let me know below...

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    1. koli bandı

      November 12, 2016 at 6:12 pm

      thanks your sharing !
      quite useful idea 🙂 i will try this...

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