Likely the main temptation; risky to nadir if wasps are about, esp. if boxes are not really full of bees.
Not terribly strong; at that point you might have put them & the best frames into 6f poly nucs: much easier to defend when boxes are rammed with bees.
Anyone reporting loss of hives to AH locally?
and there's the problem, a full shallow of honey under the brood box is like having a neon sign saying 'wasps welcome' on the hive.
Yes, because the frames are not covered in bees.
Unless these are late maturing wasps coming after protein which wouldn't be a surprise given the weather we have had this year.
I have seen a few wasps through the clear crown boards in strong colonies in the last couple of weeks. They seem to sneak around the side of the cluster and get into the fondant containers,
Where did you position them?
Too late, I'm afraid.
If there are 20,000 bees in the box and four wasps eating a few, the problem may be minor and temporary. On the other hand, if the colony is small and a motorway of wasps are at work, move them or they will be lost.
Keep only strong colonies; wasps predate the weak. Move anything under real attack 2-3 miles away until frosts kill the wasps.
It seems that’s what folks are seeing. Wasps are still after protein here, but only very small numbers of them. Very odd for December.
I had one inside the Land Rover dashboard; saw her go in but few weeks later, during that warm spell in November I drove to Redhill and she woke up and flew off.
