The Phenomenon of Bee Bearding-Bearding Vs. Swarming

[riverbee]

great! 

zweefer, when you place the code in the reply box, all you see is the code, if you click on 'preview' to see your post before you click on 'post', you will see the video.....hope this helps!

[Zweefer]

I show it as working... do you not?

[iddee]

RB, I think he meant he was unaware someone was going to put it on Utube.

[Zweefer]

 

[riverbee]

"RB, I think he meant he was unaware someone was going to put it on Utube."

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oops sorry zweef, my brain was thinking otherwise, ANYWAYS, thanks for the vid!

[LazyBkpr]

   Good vid of washboarding.   Still trying to catch a large group doing it..  I often see a handful of bees washboarding, and when I do see several doing it I havent got my camera with me..   Still have not learned to keep it close.

[Zweefer]

So am currently looking at my hives and see this :

Why would one hive be bearding so much more than the other?   I have a scheduled inspection tomorrow, should I be looking for something special in either one that may explain it?

[Garden Hive]

No real explination why one would beard more then any other. I use some solid BB and some screened, get about the same amount with either.
I have 1 hive that has been outside most of this summer. The photo I posted earlier in this thread, could have taken another last night but it would be the same photo.

A couple weeks back I checked in on them to make sure they had plenty of room and even moved some frames around to promote some more work inside. They accomplish the task that I set for them and still hang outside. 

So other then they have room, nothing extra to look for. But they most of the time have plenty of room and just like to stay out where it's a bit cooler.

[LazyBkpr]

My hives sit in a row facing south southeast..  The hive on the west end of the row shades the other hives and is usually the one that has the largest beard.

[riverbee]

zweef,
bearding can vary between hives as tim and scott said....the only thing i would really watch or look for this time of year is a stronger hive robbing a weaker hive.