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We occasionally get to work in some really interesting places. This hunting camp compound was one of those "top ten" places. It was shut down for the season and was a ghost town of sorts. There were all sorts of interesting fixtures, pieces of equipment, and old campers on this property. It was a strange and very secluded place which gave it a bit of a creepy feel.

Our customer had guests planning to come to stay at the camp the weekend we did this job. A week earlier he had traveled to the property to prepare the place for his guests. At that time, he found a honey bee infestation in the back wall of his camper. He, along with other members of the hunting club made every effort to exterminate these bees. After a week of what appeared to be a failed extermination, I was called to remove the bees.

When I arrived the road into the property was blocked by a locked cable which I drove around with my customer's permission. I was sorry I did later because on the way out I almost punctured a tire on a pine stob. I wanted my truck close by for several reason, one being safety and another being easy access to tools. I gained access to this camper with the use of a key hidden on the property and turned on the water and power to begin work. I made a quick inspection of the exterior to see where the bees were entering the RV. They had found a home through the pass-through hole for the power cord. In my quick initial inspection, I could tell that the club members had been successful in their extermination efforts although there were a few hundred bees left struggling to survive. I wish I'd spent more time figuring out exactly where the hive was located because as you'll see in the video, I cost myself extra work by breaking into the bottom of the vanity where I thought the power cord came in.

When I finally reached the hive, I found it to be a very large and honey loaded mess with a thick carpet of dead bees lying underneath of it. Due to the very tight access and the tedious cleanup work required on this job it took the equivalent of a full day's work to complete this job.

Prior to taking this job I had interviewed my customer by phone and had bid with what limited information he was able to supply. I under bid this job at $550 and then had to wait almost a month for payment. The location was about a three hour round trip for me and the hive was in a very difficult space to access. I thought for sure it would be under the vanity and at worst there would be a coiled-up power cord and maybe a couple of water lines to deal with. You just never know...

In the end I made a friend who has offered free hunting excursions a couple of times. I have yet to take him up on his offers due to my schedule, but I think I may be hanging out up there a few days in February.