What's wrong in the video.

[Erichalfbee]

No issues with mating marked virgins. ..............When I start to do II this year I'll be clipping them as well.

Not virgins I hope

 

[Newbeeneil]

No issues with mating marked virgins. I started doing it after watching one of Richard Noel's videos. They are docile and easy to mark in comfort at my desk without interference from other bees. When I start to do II this year I'll be clipping them as well.

Clipping virgins? That will be interesting!

Dani beat me to it!

 

[Curly green finger's]

I'd be a bit worried that bees from a hive you are not inspecting were behaving like that ? Are you sure they were from another hive - had you recently had the adjacent hive open for some reason ? If not I'd be assessing that colony for agressive traits with a view to changing the queen. What's the history of the queen in that colony - indeed - is there a queen in the colony ?

I was looking at the colony opposite minutes before eggs and queen present third inspection now out of 5 (vail bouncers) these were overwintered nucs.
New Queen I think.
I only have a white pen for this season Paul I have to remark some already.
I will assec them again in a weeks time.

 

[GuyNir]

Not virgins I hope

II Q’s won’t need flying

 

[madasafish]

Seems not to be a problem then ? Do you get any that don't mate or return from their mating flightS ?

No.. they all mated successfully (not many swallows/swifts round us)

 

[madasafish]

You have

Senile dementia in action?

 

[Erichalfbee]

II Q’s won’t need flying

of course. Silly me
Mind in other things that somebody will pick up sooner or later

 

[Newbeeneil]

of course. Silly me
Mind in other things that somebody will pick up sooner or later

I did exactly the same Dani. Not used to this new fangled II stuff

 

[The Poot]

So, what is wrong in the video?

 

[Repwoc]

Not virgins I hope

Note the "II" bit of my post.

II Q’s won’t need flying

Exactly.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Note the "II" bit of my post.

Exactly.

Yes I’m already on the naughty step

 

[Ian123]

Yes I’m already on the naughty step

That’s alright you can take yourself off when you feel like it.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

That’s alright you can take yourself off when you feel like it.

Sometimes you find you're in better company on there

 

[Ian123]

Sometimes you find you're in better company on there

She put me on there the other day....didn’t think she’d be joining me

 

[B+.]

I did exactly the same Dani. Not used to this new fangled II stuff

Its ok. It's only been possible since 1927

 

[Curly green finger's]

So, what is wrong in the video?

I was getting vail bouncers from the neighbouring hive.

 

[The Poot]

I was getting vail bouncers from the neighbouring hive.

I should have read your post#6
Doh!
It seems several folks are experiencing bees that are a little feisty at the moment. I am too

 

[Curly green finger's]

I should have read your post#6
Doh!
It seems several folks are experiencing bees that are a little feisty at the moment. I am too

One colony out of 14 so far at these sites.
Towards the end of the month its getting better, I hope! Local forage is key in these conditions imo.

 

[Arfermo]

Can you see or hear what the problem is?
Video

No - cos I've mislaid my hearing aid again.

 

[viridens]

I was getting vail bouncers from the neighbouring hive.

It might be a silly question, but how can you be sure that the pingers were from a neighbouring hive and not the one you had apart. Did they have labels?