T Seeley

[Hachi]

Which of the legendary T Seeley's books does he write about tracking bee's please?

 

[Bee Bumble]

ttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Following-Wild-Bees-Science-Hunting/dp/0691170266

 

[Hachi]

Awesome thanks

 

[user 6228]

He talks about insulating hives in the " The Lives of Bees" ...
I thought I'd just drop that in

 

[Hachi]

He talks about insulating hives in the " The Lives of Bees" ...
I thought I'd just drop that in

You go Tiger

Regards to you and Snr Mngt

 

[Erichalfbee]

Which of the legendary T Seeley's books does he write about tracking bee's please?

Something to do on a summer’s day; find where your neighbours’ bees are

 

[Newbeeneil]

I built a bee hunting box but never got round to using it

 

[Hachi]

We used to do it with wasps as children and might need to do it for the Asian Hornet

 

[user 6228]

had go at tracking bees from a water supply (a muddy shallow pond) to see which hives were fetching water. It turned out that a single poly hive was fetching 8 times more water than the 3 artificial tree hives put together and it was happening consistently for a period of a few weeks. So you can find out more than just were they come from.

 

[Erichalfbee]

had go at tracking bees from a water supply (a muddy shallow pond) to see which hives were fetching water. It turned out that a single poly hive was fetching 8 times more water than the 3 artificial tree hives put together and it was happening consistently for a period of a few weeks. So you can find out more than just were they come from.

Maybe that’s one reason why we see poly hives busier than wooden ones earlier in the year?

 

[user 6228]

Maybe that’s one reason why we see poly hives busier than wooden ones earlier in the year?

These artificial tree hives lose substantially less heat than poly and are 1.7m tall externally 1.3m internally

 

[SDM]

These artificial tree hives lose substantially less heat than poly and are 1.7m tall externally 1.3m internally

That would rule out the moisture shortage associated with insulated hives caused by lower respiration rates.
It could be simply a case of more brood in the poly or a mineral shortage. I'm sure there are plenty of other explanations