birchdale
House Bee
In the last few weeks my colonies in all my apiaries have been under attack. I do have wasp traps up that caught a few hornets, along with the wasps, earlier in the year. I haven't fed until dusk, also have good apiary hygiene.
The hornets circle the hive and then pick off a flying bee mid air, they then fly off with dead/protesting bee. It appears that their target are bees and not stores.
If the hornets life cycle is similar to wasps then the hornets should have no need for protein for their offspring at this time of the year?
I've never had such an attack in previous years. Anyone know what's going on?
The hornets circle the hive and then pick off a flying bee mid air, they then fly off with dead/protesting bee. It appears that their target are bees and not stores.
If the hornets life cycle is similar to wasps then the hornets should have no need for protein for their offspring at this time of the year?
I've never had such an attack in previous years. Anyone know what's going on?