Martin921
New Bee
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2013
- Messages
- 31
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- Location
- Northants
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5
Hi All,
Checked my hive this morning and my usually calm bees were quite aggressive. I checked the super which contained a number of frames containing uncapped honey cells and bees which were calm.
Then began checking brood frames and these contained the usual including pollen stores, honey, grubs, etc. As I checked each frame the bees became more and more agitated and one even managed to sting me through my leather glove! Others were keen to join the attack.
I didn't locate the queen ( I am new to this hobby) but this was difficult through the haze of agitated bees. I used my smoker but it had little effect.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Martin.
Checked my hive this morning and my usually calm bees were quite aggressive. I checked the super which contained a number of frames containing uncapped honey cells and bees which were calm.
Then began checking brood frames and these contained the usual including pollen stores, honey, grubs, etc. As I checked each frame the bees became more and more agitated and one even managed to sting me through my leather glove! Others were keen to join the attack.
I didn't locate the queen ( I am new to this hobby) but this was difficult through the haze of agitated bees. I used my smoker but it had little effect.
Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Martin.