JWF
Field Bee
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2014
- Messages
- 727
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Herne Bay, Kent
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- Somehow this is now 6! Er 7!
For the last month or so I've had a small number of bees walking around in the garden, and they make it as far as my patio which is about 90ft from the hives. Every day there seems to be the same amount, it's not getting worse or better as far as I can tell.
They try to fly but don't appear to be able to, and walk fairly frantically down the garden. The video here shows a good example :
https://streamable.com/yjfye
The wings seem to be in good order, no sign of DWV. And the bees look normal, apart from the frantic behaviour.
I've currently got 8 colonies, two of which are in the process of requeening. All colonies seem to be in good health and there's no obvious sign of walking bees in front of any hive, or any corpses in front of the hive or being removed that I've observed.
I've looked at the symptoms of k-wing, CBPV and other problems but can't see anything that matches the symptoms.
Any ideas?
They try to fly but don't appear to be able to, and walk fairly frantically down the garden. The video here shows a good example :
https://streamable.com/yjfye
The wings seem to be in good order, no sign of DWV. And the bees look normal, apart from the frantic behaviour.
I've currently got 8 colonies, two of which are in the process of requeening. All colonies seem to be in good health and there's no obvious sign of walking bees in front of any hive, or any corpses in front of the hive or being removed that I've observed.
I've looked at the symptoms of k-wing, CBPV and other problems but can't see anything that matches the symptoms.
Any ideas?
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