Do Bee Rob Wax

[SteveJ]

I store my suppers in the corner of my workshop all ready and waiting with frames made up with foundation. It was a warm day Saturday (For a change) and had the workshop door open. I had bees coming in and out of the shed investigating the supers. They where also having a close look at a pot of old wax I'd cleaned off some frames that's waiting to go in the extractor. So my question is do Bees rob wax?

SteveJ

 

[Nellie]

I've not noticed them "robbing" wax before but they'll certainly move wax around inside the hive.

I have seen them taking propolis off frames and boxes outside though.

I tend to make up frames in the garden and I do get a bit of interest from passing honey bees in the foundation so maybe they're just attracted by the smell?

 

[roche]

Maybe they were scouts from a swarm?

 

[Onge]

with above. Scout bees.

 

[Poly Hive]

Might be scouts then again "normal" bees are attracted by the scent of foundation and or molten bees wax too.

PH

 

[SixFooter]

I had exactly the same thing happen in my garage yesterday, but I thought it could have been because I dropped a frame of honey which fell under a garden bench next to the apiary and I forgot about it. I remembered it in the evening and put it away.