Verroa free bees! Video...

[bellabee]

Thought I would share... This guy seems to have bread verroa cleaning bees


http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011tz4m/Springwatch_2011_Episode_7/

Episode 7 at 45:30 minutes



Thoughts...?

 

[Swarm]

Early days yet. Incidentally, did you notice the clusters of bees around gaps in ill fitting hive parts?

 

[bellabee]

Ooo no, will watch again, what does that mean?

 

[Swarm]

More areas for the bees to guard. Easier access for robbing bees and wasps. Not the best example of husbandry by the beekeeper.

 

[Dishmop]

Bees in my observation hive groom each other so I dont see any reason why other bees dont so the same. When they emerge from the cell they stagger about for a bit on wobbly legs and within a minute or two one or more bees will start to clean it, and the other bees are often seen grooming.
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[drstitson]

"Early days yet. Incidentally, did you notice the clusters of bees around gaps in ill fitting hive parts?"

when i watched i thought he just had small offset entrances (at end rather then middle of entrance blocks?