the following morning i covered the bucket containing the bees with a sheet and transported them home at dawn


















close up view of colony measuring @ 30"L X 18"W

the blackberries were cut away from the colony then the entire colony of honeybees was removed and placed in a large bucket in the afternoon




























free hanging colony of bees
found living in blackberries on
the edge of town on 06/28/2006

the comb is built around 5-6 blackberry canes

(photo taken after the colony had been removed from the blackberries and transported home)