The speaker is narrating a story about managing a bee hive. The hive was initially aggressive, which led to the decision to replace the queen. The process of finding the old queen and replacing her with a new one was challenging, as queens can be hard to identify. The speaker had to remove the old queen before introducing the new one to the hive. The bees were initially aggressive, but after the queen was replaced, they seemed to calm down. The speaker then moves on to harvesting honey from the hive, which was described as "yummy".
1. The speaker is discussing the process of managing an aggressive hive of bees. The hive was initially brought home from a wild swarm and was doing well. However, the bees became aggressive a couple of weeks later, which led the speaker to consider options such as euthanizing the entire hive or replacing the queen.
2. The speaker decides to replace the queen with a new one from a company called Lassen Queen Bee, which offers Italian or Carniolan queens. The speaker is unsure if replacing the queen will affect the mood of the current bees or just the offspring.
3. The speaker describes the process of finding the old queen in the hive. The first attempt was unsuccessful, but the speaker plans to try again the next day.
4. The speaker is successful in finding and removing the old queen. The new queen is then placed in the hive, and the old queen is euthanized.
5. The speaker describes the process of removing the old queen from the hive and placing the new queen. The new queen is marked with a piece of metal to help identify her.
6. The speaker discusses the process of removing the old queen from the hive again and replacing her with a new queen. The new queen is placed in the hive, and the old queen is euthanized.
7. After replacing the queen, the bees in the hive are still aggressive, and the speaker gets stung multiple times.
8. The speaker discusses the process of replacing the queen again and successfully placing a new queen in the hive.
9. The speaker describes the process of collecting honey from the hive. The honey is drained using a device built for this purpose.
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