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Yes all good for the season. Make sure vial is secure I use a pin with a bit of cotton. Scout bees have a tendency to Chuck junk and vials out.
Ok, thanks.....supplement with lemongrass oil every now and then or not?
Yes all good for the season. Make sure vial is secure I use a pin with a bit of cotton. Scout bees have a tendency to Chuck junk and vials out.
I normally use 1 or the other vials I’ve left in from previous years and topped up then with lemon grass.Ok, thanks.....supplement with lemongrass oil every now and then or not?
That's her job. She goes looking
That's her job. She goes looking
That’s what my teenage daughter said!.....maybe should really be called a "Guide" bee.
I set up a hive at a favourite alighting spot (ley line?) at the weekend and it was being checked out within minutes, it is a brood chamber of 11 old combs with the remnants of osr honey. It has a 3/4 hole in the centre of the front wall which seem to get all the attention of the scouts as opposed to the landing board and entrance.That's her job. She goes looking
If there is ANY honey still on those combs the bees are not scouts but robbers. Never put honey anywhere where it can be robbed or you will have bees from all the local hives in attendance.I set up a hive at a favourite alighting spot (ley line?) at the weekend and it was being checked out within minutes, it is a brood chamber of 11 old combs with the remnants of osr honey. It has a 3/4 hole in the centre of the front wall which seem to get all the attention of the scouts as opposed to the landing board and entrance.
Sticking old frames with honey in out is not great and I don’t think attracting robbers makes any difference to a bait hives success. Particularly with lemon grass oil I often get a few interested bees when initially placed out. So don’t get to excited first off. IanI set up a hive at a favourite alighting spot (ley line?) at the weekend and it was being checked out within minutes, it is a brood chamber of 11 old combs with the remnants of osr honey. It has a 3/4 hole in the centre of the front wall which seem to get all the attention of the scouts as opposed to the landing board and entrance.
Do you think that I don't the difference? The remnants of honey is rock solidIf there is ANY honey still on those combs the bees are not scouts but robbers. Never put honey anywhere where it can be robbed or you will have bees from all the local hives in attendance.
Of course, robbers wear little masks and carry a bag with swag written on it!Do you think that I don't the difference? The remnants of honey is rock solid
I have a pine tree in the garden. 2 years ago I caught a swarm on one of the branches. Last year there were 3 swarms on the same branch one week after the other. This year Im hoping they select a lower branch as the tree has grown somewhat in the last 2 years.A bit of a beginner question but,
How does a scout bee find a bait hive if it’s a new location?
Some of the more experienced beeks have established bait hive locations, does that make a difference?
Do you think that I don't the difference? The remnants of honey is rock solid
I can hear tanging, presumably to bring the swarm down.View attachment 25717
That’s a video from June 2019 was working at a house out in the country side. The nuc only had old drawn comb, no honey and it attracted quite a few bees. I recon from 2 colony’s because the bees would sometimes fight each other. That was about 6 hours then taken away. Had I been there longer I would have left it. I recon I would have caught a swarm.
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