clutch of bees

[Ammerbee]

there's a clutch of bees (about the size of a fist) lodged just below the bottom of my hive - does this mean anything? It doesn't look like a swarm

 

[For want of a better word]

On OMF?
Possibly colony is crowded or the queen may have left the hive and has climbed onto the bottom.

Tis a clutch of chicks.....a grist of bees ( or a swarm , if a swarm) and an argument of beekeepers!

Yeghes da

 

[Millet]

On OMF?
Possibly colony is crowded or the queen may have left the hive and has climbed onto the bottom.

Tis a clutch of chicks.....a grist of bees ( or a swarm , if a swarm) and an argument of beekeepers!

Yeghes da

Clutch of eggs and a brood of chicks..

 

[enrico]

They may have undershot the entrance if on OMF, in which cas block any gap between landing board and ground. Once down there they don't realise how to get through the OMF so they just keep trying. Gently lift them to the entrance in a gloved hand and they will troop in.
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[Millet]

They may have undershot the entrance if on OMF, in which cas block any gap between landing board and ground. Once down there they don't realise how to get through the OMF so they just keep trying. Gently lift them to the entrance in a gloved hand and they will troop in.
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When making hive stands i put a board across the front to help prevent them undershooting, the grass grows up and fills the small gap below and to date i have not had that problem yet.

 

[Ammerbee]

Thanks very much - it disappeared after about half hour - I checked there are no uncapped or abandoned queen cells but brood box looked pretty crowed with brood and stores so I've added a brood box, moved three foundation frames down and replaced with brood and stores - fingers crossed!!

 

[Ammerbee]

This is a photo of it - it disappeared in about half hour - I couldn't find any queen cells uncapped, used or otherwise

 

[Gilberdyke John]

When making hive stands i put a board across the front to help prevent them undershooting, the grass grows up and fills the small gap below and to date i have not had that problem yet.

Does she lay nice cackleberries

 

[Millet]

Does she lay nice cackleberries

No John what a silly thing to say , she is the troglodyte Queen and lays pickled cockles for fun.
She is a good egg layer though..

 

[GaryB]

Very large entrance block to get that Queen in....lol

 

[Millet]

Very large entrance block to get that Queen in....lol

I have not tried one ,,Have you..

 

[GaryB]

No, my chickens avoid my hives after they got chased round the garden by some grumpy Q- mares....lol. Funny to watch though....

 

[Millet]

Sorry i have a imaginative sense of humor Child like at times..

 

[GaryB]

Sorry i have a imaginative sense of humor Child like at times..

Love it. You're quirky on here sometimes, hence look forward to your posts.