Another lost colony story

[Earthboy]

My apologies. All the actions I have depicted above happen inside during a flow. I am in Zone 7 in USA, so I do not know your climate, but assume you must be warmer. Given the density of your gardeners in the isle, who knows if someone tries to kill weeds in the hood. I dunno.

 

[BugsInABox]

My apologies. All the actions I have depicted above happen inside during a flow. I am in Zone 7 in USA, so I do not know your climate, but assume you must be warmer. Given the density of your gardeners in the isle, who knows if someone tries to kill weeds in the hood. I dunno.

Are you on a flow now in the your 'zone 7'?

 

[Earthboy]

Are you on a flow now in the your 'zone 7'?

No, sir. Spring has just sprung here. My flow coincides with the bloom of pseudo robinia acacia (locally known as black locust) which typically happens around the first or second week of April. Due to global warming, they have been popping up a week or two early, but this exceptional year, we have had polar vortex spill over us for nearly three weeks, so I wonder what that will do to our flow.

 

[BugsInABox]

No

So I'm really struggling to follow your point?

 

[Earthboy]

>>>You do realize foragers exchange the nectar with the young house bees, mouth to mouth, so that the latter do the storing while the foragers take off to get more, during which they add enzymes to ripen into honey, right? In fact, the nectar goes through, in and out, of different bees' mouth, thus exposing the entire colony to, say, pesticide-laced nectar source.

Earlier in this thread, someone asked me why or how a pesticide-laced source can kill more than foragers. I am sorry you feel lost. Please read a few thread ahead of this one.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I'm not sure they do it outside the hive entranbce at this time of year

or any time of the year

 

[Earthboy]

or any time of the year

Aside:

Isn't it time for you guys to hit the sac? You are five hours ahead of me.

 

[BugsInABox]

or any time of the year

Is it not the case on hot days rhive bees hang out on the landing board and take the nectar there. Myth?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Aside:

Isn't it time for you guys to hit the sac? You are five hours ahead of me.

check your times if I was you, only 2130 here and the rugby is on

Is it not the case on hot days rhive bees hang out on the landing board and take the nectar there.

No

 

[Earthboy]

Is it not the case on hot days rhive bees hang out on the landing board and take the nectar there. Myth?

All happens inside, I believe, even in hot days. Incidentally, if you use SBB, you don't see a whole lot of hanging or "bearding."

 

[BugsInABox]

Earlier in this thread, someone asked me why or how a pesticide-laced source can kill more than foragers. I am sorry you feel lost. Please read a few thread ahead of this one.

I've followed but also checked -- where was this asked? I dont think it was.

 

[BugsInABox]

Incidentally, if you use SBB, you don't see a whole lot of hanging or "bearding."

OK

 

[Earthboy]

>>>Yes, but it was only the foragers in her case.
I was just saying in relation to bees working different sources and being affected differently.

 

[BugsInABox]

>>>Yes, but it was only the foragers in her case.
I was just saying in relation to bees working different sources and being affected differently.

OK, I don't think I'll be able to unwind this. Night night. Rugby just got dramatic - eye gouging???

 

[Earthboy]

It's not what I said; I am quoting someone from an earlier thread to show you the origin of the question you raised.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

if you use SBB, you don't see a whole lot of hanging or "bearding."

OK, I dont think I'll be able to unwind this.

I think he means OMF, doesn't realise the majority of us do, all year round, and nothing to do with chilling the bees for winter.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Or maybe we've stumbled upon the matrix

 

[Earthboy]

Check the Little Bee's post, starting I believe #96. It's 4:44 p.m. here and I am going off the matrix to lung in some cold fresh air outside.

 

[BugsInABox]

Or maybe we've stumbled upon the matrix

Then give me the red pill!

 

[Erichalfbee]

Is it not the case on hot days rhive bees hang out on the landing board and take the nectar there. Myth?

No but what you do see is bees handing nectar through the omf