Today we replaced the o-rings for the rollers in the Simple Harmony Farms Uncapper.
These O-Rings are: 330 Buna-N O-Ring, 50A Durometer, Round, Black, 2-1/8" ID, 2-1/2" OD, 3/16" Width
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These very docile bees had only been noticed recently by the homeowner. The comb under the floor decking of the shed showed the truth of the matter, though. This comb was at least 1.5 years old - possibly 2 full years - and there were signs of there being older comb that had been there in the past. These bees were super docile - and the queen was a runner! Once caught and the bees and comb were all removed - they were put into one of Harmony Hollow's out-yards.
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A long drive ahead, with two trailers of bees moving from the fall west Texas out-yard to the winter/spring out-yard at Wolfsong Farm. Not shown is the almost 400 mile trip made overnight.
Trailer prep (tire pressure, electrical wiring checks), bee hive checks, pollen patties fed to all surviving hives, and staging / leaving in the evening hours.
Daytime temperatures were in the mid to high 40's - so not many bees were flying - which allowed me to leave before sundown - and allowed easy movement of the trailer with a tractor the next morning.
This area of west Texas received WAY more rain than usual in the fall of 2018, so there was no access to the fields to retrieve the bees because of excessive mud - until this last week or so.
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Re-made video here - that shows correct way of installing the hold-down plate.
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Rebuild - Reassembly of cleaned injectors for the rebuild. This video shows assembly only, and not disassembly or cleaning. ***** NOTE ***** At 20:45 in the video - the hold-down collar was installed 180 deg. from what it should have been installed. This has been noted in a few of the comments below. I had followed another person's rebuild instructions (George Tergin) - and he also has it incorrect in his video.
My fix for this mistake is shown here: https://youtu.be/bu0rav5MVz4
External O-Rings and copper washer will be a separate video.
Navistar 7.3L Diesel engines in Ford F250 and F350 PowerStroke SuperDuty trucks (and vans).
Also shown is shimming of the poppet armature plate and solenoid with shim kits available online. Tools and the rebuild kit were purchased from BitterRoot Diesel. The shim kit was purchased from eBay from a seller called "TruckRental".
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These bees swarmed from a Langstroth hive, and were found about 15 feet from the hive location - and about 10' up the tree. I scooped them onto a small lid, and poured the first cluster into the hive body - which has a queen excluder underneath it to keep the queen in the until they start building comb and she starts laying eggs. The 2nd cluster of bees was allowed to smell her scent, and fan their wings to call the stragglers to join the rest of the bees from their swarm through the evening.
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These bees set up their home on the limb of a magnolia tree - right at 19' in the air. Good temperament - and now in the bee yard.
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This removal - though fairly straightforward - had the potential to go VERY wrong The wall stud-space was not insulated - I suspect because there was a vent-stack as well as electrical lines in that portion of the wall. Care MUST be taken when cutting into drywall to ensure that no electrical, plumbing, gas, etc. lines are damaged.
These bees were very docile - and I suspect they had been in the space for well over 2+ years - even though a neighbor just recently noticed bee activity outside. The comb was a very dark brown color - indicating some age to it.
After the bee removal was complete, I was able to caulk the entrance the bees were using - from the inside - then filled that wall-space with insulation. In this case, the homeowner has a neighbor that is performing the drywall repairs.
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