The text describes a bee removal process from a compost bin. The bees were living in a compost bin, which is a common place for bees. The bin is perfectly sized for a hive and offers insulation and protection. The bees use the ventilation holes as the entrance to their hive. The colony was active and bringing in a lot of pollen. The person removed the bees by giving them some smoke and started working on the hive. The hive was healthy, with fresh wax indicating its health. The colony was large, with older brood comb at the bottom. The person removed the hive and started placing it into a temporary travel hive. Some of the first pieces of comb removed were full of fresh honey. The person then started removing the brood comb, which was important for the colony's survival. The brood comb was carefully cut and placed into the wooden frames of the new hive. The person then started to remove the rest of the hive, but some of the bees were swarming. The person gave the bees more smoke to help them move off the bin into the box. After waiting for the bees to settle, the hive was closed up and the bees were loaded into a truck to be taken home.
1. Bees were living in a compost bin and the speaker was called to remove them.
2. The compost bin is a common place to remove bees from, as it is perfectly sized for a hive.
3. The bees were using ventilation holes as the entrance to their hive inside the bin.
4. The colony was active and bringing in a lot of brightly colored pollen.
5. The bees were calm and gentle, so the speaker worked without any protective gear.
6. The top of the compost bin was half open and the bees had glued the rest of it down with propolis.
7. The speaker broke through the propolis seal and started to see the hive and meet the colony.
8. The hive looked healthy, with a lot of fresh wax and many bees.
9. The speaker removed some of the very first pieces of comb from the outermost parts of the hive, which were full of fresh honey.
10. The speaker put the rest of the comb in a feeder inside the new hive so that the bees could have it in their new home.
11. The speaker used a smoker to get the bees out of the way for their safety and for his own.
12. The speaker started to cut the comb to size so that it would fit into the wooden frames of the new hive.
13. The speaker secured the pieces of comb into the wooden frames using rubber bands.
14. The speaker continued to carefully cut and remove pieces of comb from the hive, looking for the queen.
15. The speaker found the queen and put her in a clip to keep her safe.
16. The speaker put the queen in the new hive and continued to scoop bees off the side of the compost bin.
17. The speaker put the bees into their new hive.
18. Despite his best efforts, some of the bees were swarming.
19. The speaker gave the bees more smoke to help them move off of the bin into the box.
20. The speaker waited for as long as he could for more bees to settle into the box, then he closed up the hive.
21. The speaker sprayed the bin with a special mixture of natural ingredients containing scents that the bees don't like.
22. The speaker picked up the bees, loaded them into his truck, and drove home.