Deja Vu

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That's where the bees clustered

As suspected the honeybees are not going to wait on me to complete our tax preparation.  Another hive swarmed.  This time they clustered high in our pear tree.  Fortunately with much effort, Harland and Melvin were able get them down.  Last year Harland built a bee vacuum.  They used the bee vacuum with a long vacuum hose on a very long pole.  After trimming some limbs to gain access Melvin vacuumed them up.  Then I dumped the bees from the holding box into the hive.  We were standing back feeling good about our accomplishment.  Also, trying to decide where we would take Melvin and Shirley to dinner (for all their help for the past two days).  We noticed the bees clustering again on the other side of the tree.  So we had to go back to work. Melvin used his bee collecting creation, a collapsing mesh bag at the end of a pole.  Once the bees drop into the bag, the weight of the bees makes the bag collapse. The remaining bees were collected, with the queen.  Then were able to get them all into the hive this time.                                                          

These pictures are from a previous swarm
we removed from the same tree

Today's operation looked much the same

Harland and Daisy headed to the house for lunch

Tulips 

One of the baby rabbits

Chicks growing nicely

Gus posing for the camera