Sorry about poor picture from phone but these guys were not hanging around
Very noticeably bright yellow abdomen
Curly antennae
Smaller than normal wasp, smaller than honey bee.
Buzzing back and forth low across rough grass/soil below trees as if hunting.
Notice light brown first segment of...
Her Majesty arrived yesterday and temps were around 9 deg and plenty bees flying so did the split as described by JBM in another thread (thanks again ;) )
It went well except there was very little stores to be had and I worried about which to give the only frame with stores.
I gave it to the Nuc...
What about an "Air Con Bomb" ?
I suppose the wax would be more difficult to remove than the bees.
Depending on the age and value of the car, the cost of removal and replacement of the dash/ vent system might make the car an insurance write off. I hope they are fully comp...
K ;)
Expected new mated Queen today to do my first split. Everything ready and lined up in garage ready to take down to apiary. Sorted Weather out with 12 deg, no wind or rain. Afternoon cleared of all appointments - most moved to Friday.
Postie arrived and... no Queen :(
Mega...
The Thornproof abilities of Barbours can sometimes prove useful if working near bramble...
And where else would you grow that damp musty mould after dumping your soaking Barbour in the garage/shed?
Can you really get rid of that smell ??
K :(
I was thinking more of recovery than prevention, but accept its probably just daft
I suppose determined thieves could just rock up at night and transfer the frames of bees to their own boxes and leave the originals in place and it could be days before the theft was noticed...
K ;)