Weakened by
drought over the last few years this tree in my yard was finally destroyed. It was also infested by a large number of bees. Lack of adequate rains had weakened the main trunk
severely and left some cracks and crevices that hadn't healed properly.. As a result, some bees decided to make a home in this tree. Their home was entirely exposed after the tree fell. The bees covered a large area inside the tree. Not quite sure if the presence of the bees had made the condition of the tree worse. This very old tree is now completely damaged and is now basically firewood.
It seems
that even the smallest of nature’s creatures can be affected when a mighty giant falls.
Got honey?
Staying
above the water line!
Riverwalker
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Being both a former logger/sawmill operator and former bee-keeper, I'd guess there's more co-incidence in the timing than anything else. Shame about the tree, just the same.
Got firewood?
To: Gorges
The drought the last few years has done in a number of very old and very big trees...just not enough moisture.
Being so stressed, it doesn't take too much of anything to finish them off.
Thanks.
RW
To: Ed
Yep! Got plenty of firewood now. Just need to get it chopped up.
I may have to get a bigger wood stove also...
Thanks Ed.
RW
I'm loading my backpack, and bank account for my ATM card, and taking a walk soon. If I pass, I'll run your saw for awhile.
You just can't replace those big trees. We have lost 8-9 to the drought.
I've lost several trees to the drought conditions the past few years.
The bees were checked by an extension agent and had to be destroyed...especially after the fire dept had to handle some emergency calls in the neighborhood for bee attacks.
One of my readers also inform me that the bees were probably just taking advantage of a cavity in the tree that was already present and actually didn't contribute to the tree's damage.
Either way, it's a shame they had to be destroyed.
Thanks AT for the heads up...didn't realize that bees wouldn't cause that kind of damage.
RW
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