What the heck is this???

[doublet2a]

I have had this for a long time, but didn't think it was worthy for an I.D.
But this thing is driving me nuts
Found buy some railroad tracks where an old building once stood
Made out of wood, The tab thingy is aluminum, dime for size reference.
Maybe an insect jail

Tim

 

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[mojjax]

Looks like a shipping container for a queen bee or an insect of some type.

I agree . Neat item !

 

[IronSpike]

Nice ID and interesting item

http://lacasaurbana.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/losing-a-queen/

 

[thrillathahunt]

Nice ID and interesting item

http://lacasaurbana.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/losing-a-queen/

Wow, a queen bee transportation cage. Who'd a thunk? Great what's it and Great ID!

 

[Tony in SC]

Wow!! That's something you don't find every day!! I was going to say cricket box. There were actually people that carried a cricket with them for good luck . Tony

 

[extractor]

Looks like a shipping container for a queen bee or an insect of some type.

I agree . Neat item !

yup that's what it is

 

[doublet2a]

Thanks guys
I was kinda right with the insect jail idea
I live in the citrus belt in the south central valley of California, so this makes perfect sense.
There are bee boxes everywhere around here..


Tim

 

[AKiwi]

Cool item, I suppose that they have to be shipped somehow..... just never had to think about it

 

[lumbercamp]

The hole on the end had a wooden plug and on the inside was sugar candy for the workers to feed the queen. On arrival, the beekeeper would pop the plug out, poke a hole in the sugar candy and the bees would exit that way. I've done that quite a few times over the years.

 

[D-minus]

My father used to order queens from Hawaii and they would come shipped in these containers with two worker bees. The workers don't have stingers so I would bring them into school for show and tell after the queen was released. Seeing that brings back some memories. My father kept bees as a hobby. We used to get calls from the county to come get swarms from people's properties and then start new hives with the swarms. I think my father still has about 50 gallons of honey in the garage. The only food that never goes bad.

 

[Breezie]

Coooool find, and great ID! Breezie

 

[River Rat]

Well, that's a new one on me. I don't fool with bee's but I did recognize the hardware cloth on the bee box.

So this is solved...I'll green check it.

RR

 

[doublet2a]

Opps. Forgot to green check it,, Thanks


Tim