- Joined
- Nov 5, 2013
- Messages
- 1,531
- Reaction score
- 1,034
- Location
- St. Albans, Vermont
- Hive Type
- Langstroth
- Number of Hives
- 700
Had an apiary once where the farmer tore down a small barn and piled it 100 feet from the hives. Yep, he torched it in the middle of the day. We were on our way back to the area when we saw the smoke. By the time we reached the apiary, the fire was enormous. Hot! Following day, when the the bees should have been flying well, there was nothing. No bees in the air from 25 colonies. All the field bees had been lost. No damage to the woodenware. Bees recovered and the colonies survived. Very close call.