The slaughter of the innocents

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Never hang around the hives in the hope(?) of seeing the drones ejected as I'm busy doing other things, but today was day two of setting the hives up for winter and putting the feeders on (most were very light) All Queen excluders are now off and it's then we see in the most prolific hives evidence of the workers herding the drones onto the outermost frame (they tend to just chose one end, and before someone says - they're all cold way) poor buggers get crammed in to the edge and no longer get fed, so in desperation they try to get into the honey above and help themselves, but being chunky beggars, end up getting stuck in the queen excluder - then die...

 

[Swarm]

Poor devils. I love drones. Mine are having a better time, plenty coming and going today still.

 

[The Poot in Somerset]

Poor old things. Had this in a couple of colonies this year. Quite upsetting.

 

[Erichalfbee]

I had that once years ago. I asked here what could have happened?
I love seeing the few that get through the winter, happily buzzing about in March.

 

[Fritillary]

So horrible! Who'd be a bee? No retirement or golden old age for them.

 

[bobthecob]

The things we do to bees!

Not a criticism of the OP, just a reflection on the lethal side effects of some of our management techniques.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

The things we do to bees!
.......... just a reflection on the lethal side effects of some of our management techniques.

How? if the QX hadn't been there, they would just have been dragged out, stung, dismembered, left to freeze or so many other gruesome ways of a slow death

 

[GuyNir]

How? if the QX hadn't been there, they would just have been dragged out, stung, dismembered, left to freeze or so many other gruesome ways of a slow death

Sad, but true unfortunately.

 

[Finman]

Those pictures shoud be forbidden under 64 years old .

 

[Speybee]

So horrible! Who'd be a bee? No retirement or golden old age for them.

On the other hand who would be a WASPI woman?

 

[Finman]

And some insects live only 3 days...
Lets cry for it.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

And some insects live only 3 days...
Lets cry for it.

and what about the poor old mayfly?

 

[Erichalfbee]

and what about the poor old mayfly?

Here today, gone tomorrow and on an empty stomach

 

[madasafish]

Here today, gone tomorrow and on an empty stomach

The trout that catches them will have a full one...

 

[Fritillary]

Here today, gone tomorrow and on an empty stomach

Well did you care about your stomach when you were mad about mating?

 

[Erichalfbee]

Well did you care about your stomach when you were mad about mating?

I can’t remember

 

[Swn58]

So horrible! Who'd be a bee? No retirement or golden old age for them.

Youcould be talking about me!

 

[Swn58]

Those pictures shoud be forbidden under 64 years old .

<<<62.....phew!