Bees and pigeons

[Sutty]

My hives are at one side of my garden and my garden table at the other. Between the two (but closer to me) as a bird feeder which gets spilt onto the ground. Bees are flying across the garden to the hives. Pigeons often fly down from the house roof to get the food. It's very noticeable that bees near the flying pigeons fly at/chase the pigeons, though they don't bother them once they have landed. I haven't noticed it with other bird species yet & the bees don't bother the chickens pottering around. The bees ignore me wandering around.
Anyone else noticed this phenomenon?

 

[user 3509]

When we had our hives in the garden the bees used to chase the pigeons away.

 

[Wilco]

Might be seeing something we don't. Pigeon plumage under UV is very different to what we see. Also movement is a factor.

 

[The Poot]

Perhaps that’s why the pigeons roost in the tree above my hives and poo on them from a great height. Revenge.

 

[Sutty]

Add magpies to the list of bee-hated birds. My bees chase them & I saw one flying a couple of low circles of the lawn chased by a bunch!

 

[Vanterrier]

Everything hates the Magpies
K

 

[Sutty]

Everything hates the Magpies
K

You're no longer allowed to shoot them under the general licence too.
They strip songbird nests of eggs and chicks, so if the bees see them off I'm happy!

 

[Vanterrier]

Most notable Magpie haters around here are Swallows/Martins and Collared Doves...
Oh, and the odd Mackem
K

 

[Dekzion]

I've got red goosgoggs and redcurrants basically alongside the flight path of one of my hives, the pigeons go nowhere near them!

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I've got red goosgoggs and redcurrants basically alongside the flight path of one of my hives, the pigeons go nowhere near them!

pigeon breast in a gooseberry jus is rather nice actually

 

[JamezF]

pigeon breast in a gooseberry jus is rather nice actually

Gooseberry whatnow? Sauce?

James

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Gooseberry whatnow? Sauce?

James

It's a handy family friendly term to replace the word that we on the boats used to call any creamy or gelatinous sauce - that word also started with 'J' and only contained one more letter