What happens when you shake bees from a frame?!

[Andrew2000]

So I remember from beekeeping classes a long time ago that if you shake a frame of bees, either the nurse bees or the worker bees come off on the first shake

It being more than a month ago, I cant remember which one it was?! Can anyone fill me in?!

 

[Wilco]

Nurse bees are workers.

Flying bees more likely to fall off when shaken than younger bees, according to what I've been told. No idea how accurate that is.

 

[Erichalfbee]

When I shake frames all the bees fall off.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

So I remember from beekeeping classes a long time ago that if you shake a frame of bees, either the nurse bees or the worker bees come off on the first shake

Advice I was given by a bee farmer when we were helping him and our task for the day was finding queens and aging them or marking the supersedures:
first shake the 'flying' bees come off (the ones that are actually out there working in the field) second shake will dislodge some of the younger nurse bees, and further shakes will clear more off - the queen will usually hang on for grim death and be the last one to drop off.

 

[Andrew2000]

Thanks, thats great, so the 'workers' come off first!

 

[SWEET]

^^ also depends on what frame(s) (Stores/capped brood/open/eggs/etc). I've just had to go over a site and do a full EFB check, shaking all bees from every frame x 20 units, most of these are DB setups (very strong) and some rather vile... plus the weather was poor. Very powerful shakes required : )

 

[blackcloud]

Jbm s reply corresponds exactly to preparing an apidea - never use the first shake- you need young bees in there..

 

[Finman]

You do not know, what bees you shake, but you can believe (what ever).