barry
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 27, 2010
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- Location
- colchester, essex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
Does anyone know how long a feral colony of bees is likely to last . We know of a colony that has been living in an oak tree for at least 3 years. We have seen a lot of bees going in and out of the entrance over the last few weeks and was wondering if it would be worth putting out a bait hive in a few months. As this colony have been there for a while without any human intervention is it possible that it could be riddled with varroa or the complete opposite and maybe varroa resistant, hope this is not a stupid question